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Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Stacy Shultz
Lookin' Good, Broker Dealers As baby boomers approach retirement, some believe there could be no better time to be in the financial services industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Donald Jay Korn
FP 50: Revenue Rising The money stream is flowing again: After two years of stagnant or, worse, shrinking revenue, the 50 largest independent broker-dealers report their annual revenues rebounded last year - significantly in many cases. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2009
Paul Menchaca
Oh, the Drama The broker-dealers who spoke to Financial Planning in this year's annual survey are busy negotiating the downturn by improving their infrastructure, expanding through recruitment and eyeing an economic rebound. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Black & Liptow
FP50: The Rising Tide Among the 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--revenues and assets under management were up, and losses were down. The leaders are holding their top slots, while many newbies are growing at a dramatic clip. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca
Survivor Island Firms that endured the worst of the financial crisis and lived to tell about it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2012
Karen DeMasters
The Great Migration Though they aren't moving as fast as they were a few years ago, advisors are still in play for independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad
FP50: Behind the Numbers Revenues among the top 50 broker-dealers soared, costs fell and reps took home more money than ever. But the biggest winners in this year's survey were fee-based products. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2006
Eckblad & Black
FP50: Behind the Numbers Broker-dealers are reporting healthy growth -- especially in fee revenue. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
Ann Marsh
FP50: Big IBDs Hit a Speed Bump Is the boom over? After years of double-digit growth, independent broker-dealers hit a rough patch in 2012. We report from the front lines of the FP50. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien
Clearly, Competition LPL's clearing deal with AXA Advisors prompts questions about recruitment among independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Philip Palaveev
Be Careful What You Wish For Understanding the advisor and independent broker-dealer relationship. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn
All Systems Go Clients and income hold steady in the financial services industry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2006
Tracey Longo
Late Summer Recruiting While the recruiting party will get tougher some day for broker-dealers who cater to independent advisors and reps, for now they are enjoying their competitive advantage: They give brokers and advisors who want to own their own business the chance to do that. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
Ann Marsh
Go Big or Go Home There's a stark choice facing many players in the rapidly consolidating independent B-D game for the foreseeable future: Grow like crazy or call it quits. 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
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Eric Rasmussen
Swimming In Shallow Water Broker-dealers face a stagnant rep pool, shrinking margins and the choke hold of regulators. But it's been a boon to the biggest consolidators. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2008
Tracey Longo
Swimming Upstream California investment advisor John Threlkeld has been working diligently to serve wealthier and wealthier investors, even purchasing two other advisors' practices and turning all but his top clients over to a junior planner. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Scott Wenger
Help Wanted The rising tide of the markets lifted virtually all boats among independent broker-dealers last year -- at least 82% of the firms in our 26th annual FP50 Survey reported revenue growth. Great time to have been looking for a job as an advisor, right? mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
January 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca
Plains Vision Surrounded by nothing but miles of farmland are the offices of Cambridge Investment Research, a pioneer of the hybrid advisory model. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Jeff Schlegel
Who's Your Market? Some broker-dealers have niches that set them apart. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Tracey Longo
Working Smarter, Not Harder As more independent broker-dealers set themselves up as strategic outsourcing partners, they are finding bigger and better firms driven to their door by stagnant or shrinking profit margins and the accelerating compliance melee. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2008
Gail Liberman
War Breaks Out For Wirehouse Brokers The economic crisis on Wall Street, among many other things, is causing wirehouse brokers to reconsider the value proposition offered by the giant financial service firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep. The Top 30 Independent Broker/Dealers in 2015 The list below is comprised of the 30 largest IBDs ranked by average assets under management per advisor, as of 2014. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Donald Jay Korn
FP50: Pressure Points It's a great time to be in financial services. But broker-dealers' challenges are growing as fast as their opportunities. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
How the FP50 List Was Compiled The results of Financial Planning's 28th annual survey of independent broker-dealers are based on data provided by 78 participating firms. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
July 1, 2006
David J. Drucker
Fee-Based Confusion Cambridge, Commonwealth and Securities America aren't your father's broker-dealers. Although they count reps of all compensation stripes within their ranks, they're clearly leading the new generation to a more professional business model. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2004
Tracey Longo
Reversal Of Fortune Independent brokerage firms experienced a turnaround in 2003. 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
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
August 2007
Tracey Longo
A World For Advisors Broker-dealers across the country are reporting record revenue increases -- a significant portion of these from fee-based business -- and say they're continuing to step up their game in order to recruit advisors with significant practices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Stacy Schultz
Are the Times Changing? A new study shows that 75% of advisors say they provide a written plan for their clients' retirement planning. Read on to see more specifically what they are doing. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
November 2010
Bruce W. Fraser
Out Of Retrenchment Independent broker-dealers see good recruiting opportunities in 2011. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
February 2006
Joel Bruckenstein
Rep Tech A broker-dealer's technology can play a key role in a rep's success and satisfaction. Perhaps independent reps should regularly compare the technology that their B-D offers against what leaders in the field have to offer. 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
June 2007
Raymond Fazzi
Follow The Money Broker-dealers sum up the future of advisory services in two words: rich folks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2007
Tracey Longo
Allure Of Independence Remains Bright Independent broker-dealers step up their recruiting efforts among reps and the already liberated. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
FP50: The Results The 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--in words and graphs. mark for My Articles similar articles
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton
Do You Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? A survey of broker dealers on this question. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2012
Satisfaction A job satisfaction study by J.D. Power found that financial advisors' happiness with their work is most dependent on their firm's performance. 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
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
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Gail Liberm
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
August 2009
Melanie Waddell
More Annuities Used in Income Portfolios Advisors are increasingly turning to annuities to help cover their clients' basic needs in retirement. mark for My Articles similar articles
Investment Advisor
May 1, 2011
Janet Levaux
Securities America Denies Charges of Departing Reps Anonymous sources insist advisors are leaving or planning to leave the firm mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Joel Bruckenstein
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Planning
August 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca
Annuities From Bust to Boom With roughly 76 million baby boomers set to retire, the insurance industry could be poised to significantly grow its annuity market. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
May 2009
David J. Drucker
Crisis Intervention Broker/Dealers unveil new programs to help advisors survive the recession. mark for My Articles similar articles
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Bruce W. Fraser
Full Steam Ahead What could have been a sad chapter for Securities America now seems to be a new lease on life for the firm. mark for My Articles similar articles