The hybrid channel—made up of advisors who have their Series 7 and are registered as investment advisors—is growing, and b/ds and clearing and custody firms are here to help.
Name Firm (b/d) City Est. AUM in $MM Yrs. In Biz Business Description/Specialty 1 Kevin Myeroff NCA Financial Planners (Royal Alliance) Cleveland $2.650 30 Investment management, retirement planning, estate and tax planning services. 2 Ron Carson...
As nervous retail investors, spooked by Wall Street's fading fortunes, started seeking a safer haven for their money in recent months and the potential to juice returns with seemingly no downside risk many were lured by offers of principal...
If Bank of America signs the broker protocol, it will be pretty much business as usual for Merrill advisors, say securities lawyers. But advisors may not know whether BofA will sign it before they have to sign their own retention agreements—...
Merrill Lynch financial advisors put off by non-compete language in the retention package they received last week—and must now decide whether to sign—are getting assurances from Merrill that it’s not as bad as they think.
Stowell & Friedman, a Chicago-based law firm, must not want Merrill Lynch to forget about an unresolved discrimination suit it filed against the firm three years ago.
