Cleveland: "I've been through process training, practice management workshops and personal coaching," says Gerry. "Maybe it's me—but I'm not happy with the growth of my business."

Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Richard Bove today suggested that Morgan Stanley’s former CEO, Phillip Purcell, who was ousted after a nasty flap with a group of dissident shareholders, should be named the new CEO of Wachovia Bank.

Already cash-strapped and struggling under the weight of sub-prime mortgage debts, Wachovia could be forced to shell out big bucks.

Independent b/ds, with razor-thin operating margins, need to grow to remain profitable. Yet they must also maintain that small company feel. NEXT Financial Group walks the razor’s edge.

Registered Rep.spoke with Jim Weddle, CEO of Edward Jones, about the firm's new fee-based platform, which it began to roll out in June. RR: What inspired the development of this program? JW: Well, we did a lot of research both among our clients...

Having friends, family and acquaintances as clients can be a great gig—if you do it right.

Scott Burns has spent decades trying to figure out how people can retire comfortably and yet sacrifice as little as possible pre-retirement. Which is ironic since Burns, at the age of 67, appears to have no interest in filling his Golden Years...

Two years ago, Morgan Stanley had an image problem. Financial advisors were so down on the firm then plagued by executive infighting, badly in need of investment in retail brokerage and bleeding advisors you couldn't have paid a broker 500 percent...