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Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
VA Sales Keepin' On Despite the recent onslaught of negative regulatory and media attention to variable annuities, sales of these products have not suffered.   |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Morgan Women Fired Up Discrimination lawsuits against Morgan Stanley could start rolling in from brokers laid off in August, say labor lawyers. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Donovan |
Under Siege Executives of broker/dealer firms are not exaggerating when they say it seems like regulators are locked into a competitive battle to collect the most pelts on Wall Street. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Karen Jones |
Regulate Thyself (Better) Further complicating the debate over the self-regulatory organization (SRO) structure are the NYSE's planned demutalization and merger with Archipelago Holdings and Nasdaq's planned merger with Instinet Group. How will these moves affect their role as policemen of brokers? |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Chris O'Leary |
The Trouble With Annuities For registered reps, annuities, one of the most lucrative and complex items in an advisor's repertoire, can appear to be a cure-all for clients. Clients seem to love them, because of the guaranteed income -- even if they don't understand them. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Jim Ambrosio |
The Rep Who Turned Into a Reformer Is former Smith Barney broker James Langston just a guy with a new kind of hustle or a legitimate advocate for the hapless retail investor? Maybe a bit of both. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Vanguard to Advisors: Let's Snuggle Now that the fund giant's founder is retired, the company is tinkering with its business model to appeal to registered investment advisors, particularly for its VIPER exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Anne Field |
Competing Against a Colossus Sure, it's good to be the king, but what about everyone else? Fact is, life for other registered reps working in the shadow of a colossus isn't easy. Grabbing your share of the pie means some hard work and a willingness to think outside the box. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
Geoff Lewis |
Why the CW on SRI Is Wrong Socially responsible investing (SRI) is gaining momentum as a financial advisory specialty and, with a growing range of SRI products and a cadre of top-flight managers in the field, it's getting harder to prove that there is a performance penalty. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2005
David Spaulding |
The Measurement Conundrum When it comes to explaining returns to clients, dollar-weighted processes, including the internal rate of return (IRR) calculations, are the way to go. Thankfully, more and more firms are awakening to this fact. |
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