James Barnette Jr. never had trouble getting clients, largely because he focused on a very specific niche: providing retirement plans to American educators who work abroad.
In 2007, Rick Kahler lost five of his six employees within two months.
Just like some home sellers who resort to a fresh coat of paint to enhance their home's “curb appeal,” financial advisers can take steps to help their practices sell faster and for a higher price.
Apparently, investors have seen enough. The recent roller coaster ride on the stock market -- coupled with the meltdown in 2008 -- has clients yanking money out of equity mutual funds at a dizzying pace. And advisers are worried many won't be back for years.
Social media used by more than half of large businesses; lots of monitoring going on
It's an exciting time in our industry as we move into the era of social communications and online networking
Video has been around for ages (remember VHS?), but its use as a strategic marketing and communication tool among small businesses is about to explode.
Shaken but not stirred to close down shop after 5.9 temblor rocks the East Coast.
Typical family office invests more than a quarter of its clients' assets with hedge funds; share could be even larger
So why aren't more advisers going after these clients?; 'very attractive investor class'
'Stay bonus' be damned: LPL's gain is Securities America's loss as two top producers depart
Hikes likely to be around 2.8% for salaried workers; inflation running close to 3% this year
NativeOne is first tribally owned brokerage registered with NYSE; 'not always treated equally'
The Financial Services Institute, the lobbying organization for independent broker-dealers, said Friday that it had picked up the support of advisers this week from sizable independent broker-dealer Investors Capital Corp.
The ongoing stock market sell-off, sparked by the deficit debate and the subsequent U.S. credit downgrade, is pulling down the prices of even the bluest of blue-chip stocks. No wonder so many investment managers are exhorting their clients to buy, buy, buy.
U.S. two-year note yields increased from a record low yesterday as the Labor Department said the U.S. added 117,000 jobs, up from a revised 46,000 gain in June and compared with the 85,000 forecast in a Bloomberg News survey.
Several former long-time executives of A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. are no longer with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, InvestmentNews has learned.
Envestnet Inc., a turnkey technology and wealth management provider that went public in July, is adding several unified-managed-household features to its platform this week.
