In this section we present key findings and insights from our survey questions on practice management and operations, including services offered, the most time-consuming activities, professional designations, custody relationships and documentation trends.
Edward Jones has a unique approach, an 84 year tradition - and a host of challenges. Can Jim Weddle bring the company into the 21st century and preserve its core strengths?
ING has named Catherine Bonneau chief operating officer of its independent broker/dealer, Prime Vest Financial Services, where she will be responsible for the customer service, operations and trading departments. Since 1999, Bonneau served as the...
The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth. With the release of their firms' corporate earnings reports last...
Simply put, from a client's perspective, wealth management consists of a financial advisor providing solutions to financial and related legal issues and concerns. Its problem solving for the client, and it regularly involves providing financial...
Superstar brokers are receiving unimaginable compensation to switch firms. And lesser performers are asking recruiters to negotiate record transition packages for them. But don't expect managers to throw money at just any advisor with great...
When Eric Brotman started the Brotman Financial Group, a small advisory firm in Timonium, Md., three years ago, he required job applicants to take personality tests. After spending about a $1,000 on the exams, including a consultant to administer...
