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You, the financial advisor, are a popular man (or woman) these days. Everybody wants your attention. After all, your ranks are growing, and financially, you do pretty well for yourself. Indeed, some media outlets seem to be copying Registered Rep...

Production and assets aren’t the only things that factor into wirehouse hiring decisions. Even if you all of your numbers look good, you might not get that 6-figure upfront bonus. Here’s why.

Whether you like it or not, you are the brand that defines how your practice is positioned. Everything about your practice is cumulative, the perception held by clients, referral alliance partners, affluent centers-of-influence, and your prospects.

Acquisition-minded United Capital Financial Partners is ramping up its deal-making. Today it announced it bought Dunn Hogerty Investment Consulting, an independent b/d that reports client assets of $500 million in Fort Collins, Colo. “We&...

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Investors believe everyone who provides financial advice is already a fiduciary, according to a survey released Wednesday by a group of investment adviser and consumer protection groups.

Getting a book published can be great for business, but you have to choose the approach that works for you and do it right.

Wall Street recruiting packages have continued to soar in the past year. But insiders say in the current market they're not great for brokers or firms.

For higher-net-worth clients who are likely to owe federal estate taxes at death, making taxable gifts in 2010 may be a viable planning opportunity. That’s even if future legislation increases the estate tax exemption to proposed levels of ...