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Morgan Stanley Adds Team from Wells, Faces Fine
By Janet LevauxBoca Raton-based advisor team with $100 million-plus in assets joins MSSB a few days after FINRA fined the broker-dealer $800,000.
August 11, 2010
Stifel Improves Earnings as M&A Charges ContinueAfter acquiring some UBS branches and Thomas Weisel, the company now has 1,940 financial advisors vs. 1,562 last year.
August 10, 2010
Three Ways to Make Financial Reform Work for YouThere are several positive ways in which advisors can respond to the inevitable industry changes ahead.
August 10, 2010
Five Questions for a Top Retirement AdvisorWhat retirement issue has hit you or your clients out of left field and how did you solve it? Stress on the portfolio from...
August 09, 2010
Wells Fargo Boosts Support of Independent Advisors; Parent Company Predicts Lost Revenue from ReformsWells Fargo Advisor group includes 15,102 financial advisors and 5,094 licensed bankers with $1.1 trillion in assets under management.
August 06, 2010
Merrill Lynch Webcast Panelists: Expect Rise in U.S. TaxesWealthier taxpayers, not corporations, likely to bear the burden, say members of a panel hosted by BofA's Merrill Lynch.
August 01, 2010
'The Quality Recruiter's Role Has Evolved,' Says DiamondThe article "Sick of Recruiters," the Research May cover story, struck me as being out of date. Certainly with all the changes Wall Street has...
July 27, 2010
UBS in U.S.: Less Advisors, Improving Money FlowsThe number of UBS advisors in the United States and Canada stands at 6,760 - a 2% decline from the first quarter and a 15% decline from last year.