by Patrick M. Kelly | May 4, 2012 | Financial Advisors, Financial Services Industry, RIA
“aRIA” or Alliance for RIAs, has been formed by six RIA firms, it was announced this week according to Matt Ackermann, reporting for OnWallStreet. The group plans to meet on a regular basis and provide “thought leadership” to independent and wirehouse financial...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Apr 16, 2012 | Financial Advisor Job Recruits, Financial Advisors
OnWallStreet’s Elizabeth White reports that Edward Jones conducted a poll of 1,000 American investors and found that investors want to see the traits of military veterans in their financial advisors. Edward Jones employs more than 1,300 veterans or 11% of their...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Feb 10, 2012 | Financial Advisors, Financial Services Industry
I came across an interesting article in this month’s Financial Advisor, “Shakeout Ahead” written by Andrew Gluck, a veteran financial writer and owner of Advisor Products, Inc. a marketing technology company servicing 1,800 advisory firms. The gist of the article was...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Jan 30, 2012 | Financial Advisors, Financial Services Industry
“High Tower plans to continue to ramp up the expansion and take advantage of the increased advisor movement,” stated Executive Vice President of Business Development, Mike Papedis, to reporter Lorie Konish of OnWallStreet on January 23. [pullquote]The firm’s model has...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 8, 2011 | Financial Advisors, Stress
[pullquote]Predictability, consistency and accountability are essential for ensuring client confidence.[/pullquote] Read an interesting article in the December edition of OnWallSteet. Written by Dr. Denise Federer, clinical psychologist, executive coach and founder of...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Sep 6, 2011 | Financial Advisors, Wall Street
Since last April, Securities America has shed close to 100 financial advisors, and has been bought out by Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services for $150 million. So, will the remaining advisors remain loyal or jump ship? Well, it appears that Securities America is...