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Advisors don’t appreciate how cautious clients have become, said speakers at the Investment Company Institute’s recent general membership meeting in Washington yesterday. Despite two years of rising markets, clients continue to hold...
Wells Fargo Advisors’ is looking for recruits in out of the way places. In April, Kent Christian, president of Wells Fargo Advisors’ financial services group, told a Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association conference that...
New SEC rules that require federally-registered advisors to disclose their disciplinary histories in brochures and provide them to clients will get under way in earnest by the end of the summer. The initiative, aimed at improving transparency for...
The economic threat from unsustainable U.S. national debt—over $14 trillion and counting—is the No.1 concern today for many of the nation's wealthiest families and individuals, according to a new report slated to be released later...
Broker/dealer executives who speak at their national conventions often aim for a tone that rallies the troops, and the Raymond James Financial Services conference in Las Vegas this week followed the pattern—with one surprising exception...
The wealth management industry is at an inflection point. Investors are demanding holistic advice and customized financial planning to meet their specific retirement and lifestyle goals at the household level. Embracing technology is the only way...
Dallas: “What does your research say is the #1 reason for an affluent prospect to select one financial advisor over another?” asked Tony during the Q & A session following my keynote. This is a question that every advisor wants...
Edward Jones is changing tack a little bit. Long known as a firm that trains greenhorns and career changers from the ground up and then holds onto them (mostly) for life, the firm is getting serious about recruiting experienced financial advisors.