by Patrick M. Kelly | Jun 2, 2010 | Breakaway Brokers, Financial Recruiting Industry
[pullquote] …a great deal of broker switching can clearly be expected to take place in 2010 and 2011.[/pullquote] Retention bonuses to top brokers may satisfy some, but maybe only for a short time, according to a recent Aite Group survey of 400 advisors...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 31, 2010 | Financial Recruiting Industry, Financial Services Industry
Not surprising– the annual FINRA conference in Baltimore last week was packed with financial advisors all wanting to know what was coming down the pipeline and what would happen next. The conference was literally sold out, a result of the concern over the new...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 28, 2010 | Women Financial Advisors
[pullquote]Women need an objective model based on trust that is product-free, collaborative and understanding of the specific requirements of each client…”[/pullquote] Using the “comprehensive and collaborative” model she developed based on 20 years in the business as...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 26, 2010 | Financial Recruiting Industry
What is your practice worth? During the first quarter, there were 24 mergers and acquisitions in the RIA space…that’s a record since 2003, according to RegisteredRep as reported on April 15 by Halah Touryalai. As recruiters at Willis Consulting, we’ve definitely seen...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 24, 2010 | Wall Street
Interesting developments in the financial industry last week…The SEC, FINRA, and all exchanges actually agreed and reached consensus on a set of uniform circuit breakers that would be triggered if a security price moves 10% or more in a five-minute period…(all this as...
