Peter Sargent, a 20-year veteran of Merrill Lynch, stunned many when he left to join Janney in March. He chose Janney for its focus on client relationships and the combination of scale and intimacy that it offers.
A recent Edward Jones survey of 1,006 Americans found that advisors with military experience can be more appealing to potential clients. (We wrote about it in the May 2012 issue.) But a former advisor, who has military experience, says nothing...
A new study group formed by top RIAs is interested in growth. Will any of its members want to merge, as advisors in another study group have done recently?
Advisors who manage client portfolios can now benchmark themselves against each other, as the firm rolls out a suite of new tools aimed at making investment returns a top priority for clients. That may make some clients happy and some advisors...