Screen of the Week: This week, Kevin Matras talks about one of the screens he’s been using in today’s tough market. See three of the stocks that popped up on his radar screen, and how you can get them all.
If politicians were traded daily like a stock, which company would best describe them? That’s one perspective Slate, an online magazine, has brought to its coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.
Merrill Lynch began a round of layoffs this morning: The dismissals reportedly kicked off at 7 a.m. on the trading floor, according to Wall Street news blog Dealbreaker
Financial research firm Morningstar announced today the three winners chosen as “Mutual Fund Managers of the Year.” But with many studies showing one year’s hot managers
Chicago - "I'm not as motivated as I used to be" said James. "I've completed my business plan -- an annual drill -- and I believe I'm putting my best efforts into the plan. We discuss the plan as a team, but something is missing. Maybe I've lost...
Last year’s markets were not very kind to brokers and their firms, which both took major hits in the fourth quarter thanks to the credit fiasco. For those betting on 2008
The start of a new year can be seen as a time of reckoning. For independent advisors and registered investment advisors this could mean it’s time to benchmark their practices and set new profit-margin targets. But before resolving on a good...
Registered Rep.: Why would a wirehouse rep want to leave his firm and join yours?
Joe Deitch: At Commonwealth, an experienced advisor can have the best of all worlds
Last year ushered in a new titleholder for the wealthiest man on earth: Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim took that honor, knocking Bill Gates and Warren Buffett into second and third place. And the two American icons of wealth could fall further...
With so much buzz about the RIA world's rapid growth in assets and number of advisors, news about the other independent channel seems to be slipping through the cracks. Just a few years ago, it was the independent broker/dealer firms that were...