Pro Football Hall of Famer John Hannah, a broker with First Union Securities, replaced the thrill of sports with the excitement of the stock market.His face once graced the cover of Sports Illustrated accompanied with the headline, "The Best...
During his Hall of Fame career as a linebacker, Willie Lanier dealt with complex offenses. Now as a First Union Securities rep, he deals with quite a mix of financial services.Willie Lanier played professional football in the '60s and '70s, but...
Terry Puhl was a productive hitter and outfielder with the Houston Astros. He's now a productive broker for local firm Sanders Morris Harris.Terry Puhl learned an important lesson about success during his 15 years as a major league baseball...
Some wirehouse proprietary funds are still stuck in the mud. Portability agreements between the major firms are limited to a handful of deals despite SEC pressure to make such products transferable.A Morgan Stanley Dean Witter spokesperson says...
Whenever Louis Masry's phone rings, it could be another client headed to the hospital. Not long ago, Masry and his associate, Annaliese Blinn, stood by the bedside of a client who'd just had a tumor removed from his face so large that surgeons had...
Peter Haack, Investment Growth Corp., Northbrook, Ill.When Peter Haack set up his RIA firm, he chose to leave behind all of his clients--six years' worth of relationships with wealthy individuals and corporations. Haack had run a small brokerage...
Former National Hockey League All-Star Paul Cavallini has gone from scoring goals to helping clients reach financial goals as an A.G. Edwards rep.When Paul Cavallini played in the National Hockey League, salaries were just starting to inch up...
Which mutual fund share class is best for clients?The right answer is elusive. It depends on the size of the investment, the holding period and the likely return. And neither performance nor holding period can be predicted with certainty."It's...
Edward Jones & Co. plans to introduce online banking services by the end of the year. But the St. Louis-based firm is quick to point out that it has no plans to offer Internet trading."We're not putting our brokerage online because we see no value...
It's been two years since regulators gave their blessing to broker-client e-mail. Most reps can finally communicate electronically with clients and send attachments. Some can even do limited prospecting.But e-mail is a technology that elicits...