by Patrick M. Kelly | May 20, 2013 | Financial Services Industry, Hiring, New Recruits
Breaking into the brokerage business is getting tougher as declining fees make small accounts less profitable and government restrictions on unsolicited calls make phone sales taboo. That’s leaving big firms struggling to replace a retiring generation of financial...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 13, 2013 | Financial Services Industry, RIA
RIA assets are expected to account for approximately a quarter of the financial advisor asset market share by the end of next year, according to research from Boston-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates. “The advisor channel is still the fastest-growing...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 9, 2013 | Diversity, Financial Services Industry
“The financial planning profession is expected to expand by 32 percent by 2020, more than twice as fast as other professions, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Noting that 70 percent of women would prefer to work with a woman advisor, the need and the...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 6, 2013 | Brokers, Financial Services Industry, FINRA
FINRA’s proposal to require financial advisors to include a link to BrokerCheck on their Web sites and social media pages has been withdrawn—at least temporarily. BrokerCheck is an online tool investors can use to research the backgrounds of current and former...
