by Patrick M. Kelly | May 24, 2012 | Women Financial Advisors
Women Advisors Forum is a social network for women financial advisors, and the Women Advisors Forum Dallas is one of six unique and thought-provoking events designed exclusively for women in the advisory business either in one of the major wirehoues, regional...
by Patrick M. Kelly | May 21, 2012 | Dodd Frank, Volcker Rule
For months, large banks have been attempting to dial back the Volcker Rule, which was included in the Dodd-Frank Act and bans proprietary trading, arguing that regulators’ first proposal to implement it was unworkable. And until Friday, many in the industry had...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Mar 19, 2012 | Merril Lynch, wirehouses
It’s a given that turnover is a constant in the wirehouse world and every wirehouse has gone thru their periods of upheaval, bad press, and an exodus of brokers. Speculation about Merrill’s inability to recruit big brokers after losing 50-80 top producers in the past...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Mar 9, 2012 | Compensation, Financial Recruiters
After reading the compensation rankings for advisory firms cited in my last blog article, see what our founder, CEO and President Bill Willis has to say in his article in the March issue of OnWallStreet. [pullquote]Have the firms gone too far with their huge retention...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Dec 23, 2011 | Hiring, Job Market
The new Merrill Edge Financial Advisors are targeted for Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County and are to be on board by the end of the first quarter, 2012, bringing the total financial solutions advisor force in these areas to more than 250. You may...