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.
Financial plans are considered a wise investment for households, but can they save the national economy? A survey commissioned by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards suggests maybe.
During its National Conference in Orlando, Fla., this week, independent broker/dealer Securities America announced its new social media program, which will allow all of its 1,800 reps to access and post content on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter in...
Independent broker/dealer Alternative Wealth Strategies in Cherry Hill, N.J., has gone belly up, according to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority documents. The firm’s BrokerCheck report says the firm’s membership was suspended at...
Wealth managers with the right resume—and personality—should find a seller’s market when it comes to filling chief executive and investment officer positions, say search firm executives specializing in the field. But there’...
During Pershing’s INSITE 2011 conference in Hollywood, Fla., this week, Gordon Brown, the former prime minister of Great Britain, told attendees that Greece’s economic trouble is a European problem, not a Greek problem, and the only...
Independent broker/dealer network Advisor Group is talking to a number of small and mid-sized broker/dealers that the company would consider purchasing, said Larry Roth, president and CEO of Advisor Group, which includes IBDs FSC Securities Corp....
Another wave of financial advisor defections could be just around the corner, says an Aite Group report. Switching for big signing bonuses spiked during the recent financial crisis when Wall Street’s biggest brokerages merged or were...
Due diligence has come a long way since the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Indeed, back then, the due diligence process of one Southeast broker/dealer consisted of looking at what products other big b/ds were putting on their platforms and simply...
