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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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 Paul Menchaca |
Survivor Island Firms that endured the worst of the financial crisis and lived to tell about it.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2006 Eckblad & Black |
FP50: Behind the Numbers Broker-dealers are reporting healthy growth -- especially in fee revenue.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Philip Palaveev |
Be Careful What You Wish For Understanding the advisor and independent broker-dealer relationship.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
All Systems Go Clients and income hold steady in the financial services industry.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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?  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor June 2010 Jeff Schlegel |
Who's Your Market? Some broker-dealers have niches that set them apart.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor January 2004 Tracey Longo |
Reversal Of Fortune Independent brokerage firms experienced a turnaround in 2003.  |
Financial Advisor August 2004 Tracey Longo |
All Aboard Planners and advisors continue to switch independent broker-dealers.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor November 2010 Bruce W. Fraser |
Out Of Retrenchment Independent broker-dealers see good recruiting opportunities in 2011.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor June 2007 Raymond Fazzi |
Follow The Money Broker-dealers sum up the future of advisory services in two words: rich folks.  |
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.  |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 |
FP50: The Results The 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--in words and graphs.  |
Registered Rep. March 31, 2015 Diana Britton |
Do You Consider Yourself a Fiduciary? A survey of broker dealers on this question.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor August 2005 Tracey Longo |
Independents Believe Bigger Is Better--And Cheaper Faced with higher costs, broker-dealers are targeting larger advisors.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Gail Liberm |
Aiming For Advisors New annuity products and platforms are being designed to appeal to fee-only advisors.  |
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.  |
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  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor March 2008 Joel Bruckenstein |
Kicking It Up A Notch Tech upgrades at some of the larger independent broker-dealers.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor May 2009 David J. Drucker |
Crisis Intervention Broker/Dealers unveil new programs to help advisors survive the recession.  |
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.  |