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Registered Rep.
June 10, 2004
Will Leitch
BofA Makes Quick Work of Quick The discount brokerage Quick & Reilly will be folded into Bank of America Securities and the firm's upper management will be reshuffled. At the end of the year, the Quick & Reilly name will be gone. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Christopher O'Leary
It's in the Bank Wirehouse veterans who have switched to bank brokerages say Wall Street's perception of bank brokerages is stuck in the past, and that the best bank brokerages have become much more competitive in terms of production, assets and compensation. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Steve Watkins
Money in the Bank Bank-owned brokerage companies have awakened to the changes they need to make to attract top-shelf talent, and brokers are taking notice. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
November 2009
Steve Garmhausen
Fulton Financial's Recipe for Recovery The bank s sagging brokerage unit reversed its fortunes when it ditched the commissions and switched to a fee-based model. Then it brought in a rainmaker. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
60 Seconds With David Monday Wachovia Securities' new Individual Investor Group leader talks about his plans for the new division. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2009
Jeff Schlegel
Money In Motion The economic crisis has wreaked havoc on wirehouses, and more advisors are looking for new opportunities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 24, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Wachovia-Pru: What's Next The newly-announced joint venture between Wachovia's retail brokerage and Prudential Securities isn't scheduled to close for another 18 months. But the new company should be able to measure the effectiveness of its broker-retention strategy sooner than that. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
Mindy Diamond
Weighing a Merger's Implications When a securities firm is in the process of merging with another, the knee-jerk response of many reps is to scramble for the exit. Strangely enough, this hasty reaction often is a smart one. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2005
Will Leitch
Wachovia: On the Recruiting Warpath Wachovia Securities, the third-largest brokerage in the country, has announced an "aggressive" new strategy: the creation of the Individual Investor Group, entirely devoted to the recruitment and retention of individual brokers. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
December 11, 2007
Selena Maranjian
Brokerages and Your Cost Basis Does your brokerage track your cost basis for you? Should it? mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
September 1, 2009
Helen Kearney
On Life Support a Year Ago, Merrill Pays for Top Producers Merrill, under BofA, seems to be on the hunt to add to its ranks, and it's offering a very competitive package that has almost unlimited upside for top producers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 29, 2008
Wachovia, The Bank, Saved by Citi; What Will Happen To Wachovia Securities? Firm Says The AGE Integration To Continue Unaffected Citigroup apparently thinks its got enough financial advisors: Citi declined to buy the retail brokerage business -- Wachovia Securities (and A.G. Edwards) -- and the asset management unit (Evergreen). mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 16, 2010
Mindy Diamond
Recruiting Bonuses Are Still Strong TD Ameritrade, Schwab, Fidelity and Pershing are all reporting that their pipelines of interested advisors is more robust than ever in their collective histories. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 12, 2004
John Churchill
Huge Growth in Fee-Based Brokerage Fee-based brokerage showed faster growth than any other segment of managed accounts over the last four years, according to a new report from Cerulli Associates. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai
RBC Dain Rauscher: The Next Brokerage Buyer? The regional brokerage is aiming to increase its rep force to 2,500 brokers within five years, from 1,650 today. The firm's new CEO John Taft reported that acquisition is part of the strategy to meet the goal. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kevin Burke
Reshuffling the Decks There is an unusual amount of reorganization afoot, with Merrill, Wachovia, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney all shaking up their retail brokerage operations. Some of the moves have direct implications for retail advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 6, 2008
Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen
An Employer's Market It's a hirer's market out there, but brokerage firms have not stopped recruiting. In fact, although it is quieter than usual, many firms are still willing to pony up big bucks in hopes of attracting top-shelf talent. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 30, 2009
Christina Mucciolo
Schwab Says It's Going On Offense -- As If It Weren't Already The company is preparing to go on the "offense" to gain market share -- both in terms of winning client assets and recruiting breakaway brokers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Wachovia's Banking Unit Has New Deal for Reps Wachovia Securities, which offers reps several different affiliation levels, has predictably come up with a recruiting deal that has several different plans reps can choose from. This particular deal is only for those reps applying to work in the bank branches. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2005
Kristen French
Star Wars Recruiting competition between the top brokerage firms is fiercer than ever, and Morgan Stanley is currently wielding one of the most powerful deals on Wall Street. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2007
Kevin Burke
Wachovia Buys A.G. Edwards for $6.8 Billion, Creating New Rival to Merrill, Smith Barney The deal puts Wachovia among the top three competitors in retail brokerage -- in terms of both assets and advisors -- and retail banking. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Mindy Diamond
New Year, New Job? January is a month for making resolutions in all areas of your life. Make one now to take a realistic assessment of your current career situation. Here are two questions every financial advisor should ask himself periodically. mark for My Articles similar articles
On Wall Street
April 1, 2010
Howard J. Stock
Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Existing Clients Want More Advice The good news for reps is that the world doesn't hate you. The bad news is that acquiring clients -- particularly affluent ones -- is getting a lot more tough. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen
Are Forgivable Loans Next? Amid other industry-wide investigations by regulators, forgivable loans, or signing bonuses used to entice successful reps to leave one brokerage house for another, are now being scrutinized. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Will Leitch
For Advisors, 2003 Was a Better Year The fortunes of advisors took a turn for the better in 2003, according to the annual report from the Securities Industry Association. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2011
Jeff Schlegel
Back In Gear After a slow period, recruiting is revving up again among broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 3, 2009
John Churchill
Wachovia-UBS Hookup Rumored but Unlikely Here's a possible new twist in the changing financial services landscape: A report in the New York Post raises the possibility of a "joint venture" between the wealth management divisions of Wachovia Securities and UBS. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2012
Selena Maranjian
Brokers Offer Financial Planning -- but Be Careful Almost a third of us would rather clean a bathroom than plan for our financial future. Fortunately, there are many resources available to help us, though they're not all equally helpful. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2006
Selena Maranjian
Brokerages Misbehaving The SEC has gotten an earful about brokerages upsetting customers. Investors, the more you know about the stock market and how brokerages and brokers work, the better off you'll likely be. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kevin Burke
Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2006
Selena Maranjian
Is Your IRA Insured? Should you worry about insufficient SIPC insurance? mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 16, 2010
Jerry Gleeson
A Mixed Second Quarter for Merrill, Schwab Second-quarter earnings results posted today by Merrill Lynch and Charles Schwab Corp. offered a mixed picture to financial advisors hoping for a stronger recovery. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Kristen French
Schwab to Would-Be Suitors: Drop Dead On the heels of Ameritrade's acquisition of TD Waterhouse, Charles Schwab Corp. says it isn't for sale, despite rumors to the contrary. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
John Churchill
Good Times, Bad Times Shares of the major broker/dealers are getting hammered. The good news is, for those of you who have always wanted to move on, but couldn't because it made you sick to leave unvested options on the table, this may be your moment. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2005
Tracey Longo
Independents Believe Bigger Is Better--And Cheaper Faced with higher costs, broker-dealers are targeting larger advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
July 28, 2008
Kristen French
Wachovia Could Sell Retail Brokerage: Analysts Analysts point to a record $8.9 billion quarterly loss in the second quarter, but Wachovia says the brokerage isn't for sale. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2003
David A. Gaffen
Suddenly, A Monster Wachovia Securities has gradually, then all of a sudden, emerged as a monster brokerage firm. But Wachovia management insists that its Richmond roots aren't the only difference between it and its New York-based rivals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
December 2005
Melanie Waddell
Breaking Away Brokers are finding it easier than ever to go independent, aided by custodians and other independent advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz
Don't Bet Against the Traders The online discount brokers had a strong February. March may be another story. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
John Churchill
The Money Squeeze There's one thing that stands between the big retail brokerage firms and the high profit margins that the executives of these firms and their investors seek: the financial advisor. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2004
Mindy Diamond
Packing the Parachute Success in the brokerage industry can be as much about mindset as anything else, so it comes as little surprise that advisors avoid negative thoughts, such as the potential necessity of a quick exit from their practice. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2006
Brokerage Account Insurance Investors, don't count on SIPC insurance if your stocks plunge. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Tracey Longo
What Have You Done For Me Lately? The race is on among independent broker-dealers to recruit more top fee-based advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2005
Tracey Longo
How Fee-Based Programs Led 2004 Brokerage Profits Fee-based profitability is not lost on brokerage executives, who are ramping up programs designed to attract more planners to a fee-based business model and away from traditional commissions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005
Matt Barthel
Insurance and the Generation Gap Reps historically have been reluctant to sell life insurance because of the steep learning curve associated with the products, and there is evidence that many still are hesitant to put forth the effort necessary to grasp the products' nuances. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2004
Tracey Longo
All Aboard Planners and advisors continue to switch independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
U.S. Banker
April 2010
John Hintze
A Wealth of Progress Bank of America aims to turbocharge cross-selling between its banking and wealth management units and move a step closer to building a true one-stop shop. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Dan Caplinger
Tools to Make You a Better Investor Brokers have been hurting, and you can take advantage. With brokers focusing on getting your business, you'll find them developing and expanding on tools that could help you invest more easily. mark for My Articles similar articles