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Registered Rep. May 13, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Wall Street Squeezes Small Brokers, Many Go Independent In this brutal market, many advisors are taking payout cuts or being let go. But many of these advisors are finding homes at independent and regional b/ds and RIA firms.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond |
Look Homeward When financial advisors decide to embark on a job search, they often overlook one very important firm to evaluate: their current one.  |
Registered Rep. August 29, 2014 Mindy Diamond |
Ten Years of Myths and Moving Why advisors need to purge common "myths" from their thinking about changing jobs.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2007 Erik Kolb |
Recruits In The Driver's Seat Recruiting in the independent broker/dealer business has reached a fever pitch. Firms have responded with recruiting incentives such as deferred compensation, transition financing, practice-management help, and sign-on bonuses.  |
Registered Rep. April 7, 2011 Kristen French |
Switching To Independent Model Keeps Up Pace Migration to the independent financial advisor model -- independent b/ds and RIAs -- is likely to continue unabated in 2011.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2007 Erik Kolb |
Fighting The Brand X Syndrome How do independent advisors choose a broker/dealer firm to work for? Since most firms offer similar services, the decision usually comes down to "squishy" qualitative factors, like feel, culture and personal touch.  |
On Wall Street October 1, 2008 Danny Sarch |
Seven Reasons Why Advisors Move A firm that's hemorrhaging money isn't the only reason advisors leave. Company polices and management attitudes also play a part.  |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Mindy Diamond |
Of Myths and Moving A large number of brokers labor under a group of myths and misconceptions that keep them from managing their careers effectively.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. May 26, 2010 Jerry Gleeson |
Bonuses No Balm For Some Breakaway-Minded Brokers Paying retention bonuses to top brokers to keep them from jumping ship is a pricey strategy that only works some of the time, a report released today by Aite Group shows.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Mindy Diamond |
Take it or Leave it The market may be ugly, and the economy may be teetering, but the major wirehouse firms aren't cutting back on the dough they're throwing at new recruits.  |
Registered Rep. November 5, 2012 Scott Smith |
Look Before You Leap The very benefits IBDs have used to lure advisors may actually be their undoing.  |
Registered Rep. May 14, 2013 Mindy Diamond |
The Economics of Choice In many cases, the economics of the independent model can be exponentially better than those being touted by the wirehouses today.  |
Registered Rep. March 22, 2013 Mindy Diamond |
Of Myths and Moving: Part IV When it comes to preconceived notions about the wirehouse world and independence, many advisors have it all wrong. Here are the five most common myths advisors have today.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai |
The Winner's Curse Many advisors independent b/ds recruit have now unrealistic expectations: They want full technical and marketing support, as well as help understanding products and asset managers.  |
Registered Rep. April 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Wirehouse Advisors Switch Firms in March The number of reps switching broker/dealers during the month was up 34 percent versus the number who switched in February.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2011 Carri Degenhardt-Burke |
The Year Of The Wirehouse If you are serious about growing your business, get to a wirehouse! And if you just left, go back. It's been a long-standing notion that financial advisors perform better within the wirehouse system.  |
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.  |
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Bill Willis |
Is Now The Time to Head to Wirehouses? The demise of the wirehouse has been greatly exaggerated. For years, pundits have forecast that a torrent of wirehouse advisors will go independent. But, from where I sit, this torrent has turned out to be a trickle.  |
Registered Rep. March 12, 2010 Mindy Diamond |
Break Back Brokers Over the last six months, an interesting reverse shift is occurring: the RIA or independent b/d advisor who wants to return to (or go to for the first time) a wirehouse firm.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Mindy Diamond |
Creative Giving Over the past year, top brokers who have switched houses on the Street have gotten some very creative compensation packages. The better the broker the more bells and whistles -- like loans and designer offices -- they are offered.  |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: Independence Day There is a growing trend toward registered reps moving out of the wirehouse environment -- a trend invisible to most, but obvious to the country's leading custodians: they are actively wooing breakaway brokers.  |
Registered Rep. September 11, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Survey Says: Wall Street Advisors Going...Wait For It...Independent! Wall Street wirehouse firms are expected to see a net loss of $188 billion in client assets to other channels in the industry, including RIAs, independent broker/dealers and regional b/ds.  |
Registered Rep. April 23, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Compensation Key To Breakaway Recruiting Pitch RIA principals and consultants discuss strategies for wooing and hiring advisors from various different kinds of firms.  |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Christopher O'Leary |
Creating an Escape Plan Independence has long been a dream of many wirehouse reps. But for the great majority of wirehouse pros, it remains simply that. Going independent is a proposition fraught with peril and is not to be taken lightly.  |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond |
What Size Pond? It is important for advisors to find a firm that is a good fit for their particular goals. In many cases, small firms work well. For advisors looking to expand their books aggressively, larger firms are often -- but not always -- a good option.  |
Registered Rep. July 12, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
The Rise of the Super OSJ It's a great time to be a Super OSJ -- the extra large offices of supervisory jurisdiction, or independent b/d branches that both supervise and provide consulting and business services to other independent advisors for a fee.  |
On Wall Street February 1, 2013 Matt Greenslade |
Competition for Talent in Wealth Industry Stays Strong It s an advisor s market, as firms with diverse practice models strive to nab top talent.  |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Mindy Diamond |
Flexing Your Trigger Finger If there is any lesson for advisors in the recent Bear Stearns implosion, it might be this: In times of market crisis it can't hurt to have an exit strategy planned. Many clients are now asking advisors what their exit strategy is.  |
Financial Advisor April 2005 Tracey Longo |
Winning Over Wirehouse Brokers AIG's transition suites help brokers become independent.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. May 15, 2015 Mindy Diamond |
Nine Ways to Evaluate an IBD With so many IBD options out there, what should an advisor look for to ensure the move he makes is the best one for his clients and his business goals?  |
Registered Rep. December 16, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
Wirehouse Switching Slows in Second Half of 2009 In November, just 177 advisors in the wirehouse channel switched firms, the smallest monthly number all year, according to Discovery Database.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Mindy Diamond |
What About Your Retirement? Brokers often take a shortsighted view of their careers, and this usually turns an effort to convince them to think about their own retirements into an uphill battle.  |
Registered Rep. April 21, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Smaller Advisors On The Firing Line It used to be that financial advisors never got fired.  |
Registered Rep. January 7, 2011 Kristen French |
Will the SEC Curtail Recruiting Bonuses? With brokerage revenues getting squeezed and regulators sniffing around compensation issues and potential conflicts of interest, it's possible that 2011 could bring some changes to broker comp plans.  |
Registered Rep. June 2, 2011 Diana Britton |
America's Top Independent Brokerages The Merrills and Morgan Stanleys of the world say it was never an exodus, the migration is over, and it was only those advisors who couldn't make it in the cutthroat wirehouse world who crossed over to the independent side of the business.  |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2006 Kristen French |
The Way We'll Be While it's clear how the financial services industry got here, it's not so easy to predict where we're going. Here's a look at three major forces that will likely shape the industry over the next five to 20 years: The Age of Retirement... The Margin Squeeze... RIA Revolution...  |
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 Diana Britton |
Perks of Being an IBD Advisor Many b/ds offer their reps special perks and incentives beyond payout  |
Financial Advisor January 2006 Raymond Fazzi |
Declaration Of Independence More financial planners are leaving wirehouses to become fee-based RIAs.  |
Registered Rep. August 29, 2012 Jerry Gleeson |
Devil Take the Hindmost The headlines in the media note that advisor headcount was down 2.3 percent overall in 2011. But it was the independent broker/dealer market that accounted for the biggest hit in the numbers.  |
Investment Advisor June 2009 Russ Diachok |
Survival of the Fittest An assessment of who will succeed -- and fail -- among the independent B/D ranks.  |
On Wall Street May 1, 2011 Bill Willis |
The Pitfalls Of Going Independent If you choose to go independent, you might find a firm that will assist in much of the transition, but establishing and maintaining your culture will be your responsibility.  |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Tracey Longo |
A Better Way The key to Spire's success is that the hybrid firm offers advisors superior technology, complete freedom and top investment platforms, along with a registered investment advisor affiliation and a newly minted in-house broker-dealer  |
Registered Rep. September 2, 2009 Halah Touryalai |
SEC Says Careful With Your Recruiting Bonus The SEC sends a warning to broker/dealer executives about the recruiting bonuses they pay to advisors, saying they could encourage advisors to do things that are not in their clients' best interests.  |
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Helen Kearney |
Headhunters Weigh in on Advisor Mobility The wealth management landscape has been reshaped, and advisors are contemplating their future.  |
On Wall Street January 1, 2012 Frances A. McMorris |
The Year of Movement Whether firms are just getting aggressive or retention packages are losing their grip, advisors are watching their own bottom line.  |
Investment Advisor June 2008 Jonathan Henschen |
Transfer Time For advisors pondering a move from a wirehouse to an independent broker/dealer with visions of large, forgivable transition loans dancing in their heads, it's time for a reality check.  |
Registered Rep. January 6, 2010 Halah Touryalai |
Wirehouse FAs Switching B/Ds Slows The number of wirehouse advisors switching broker/dealers has been in steep decline since June.  |