News Roundup (677)
What Are the Top Broker-Dealers for Female Advisors?
- Sunday, 21 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Raymond James, Transamerica, CUNA Brokerage Services, and Securities America have some of the highest percentages of women reps. So reports Financial Planning.
Read more...Help Clients Avoid Common Beneficiary Pitfalls
- Friday, 12 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Advisors should be vigilant in helping clients avoid common beneficiary pitfalls, including failing to update beneficiary designations after a client divorces or remarries. So reports insurancenewsnet.
Read more...Investors Increasingly Interested in Financial Advice: Study
- Friday, 12 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Among respondents to a recent TIAA-CREF survey, 35% expressed interest in receiving financial advice, up from 24% in 2013. So reports benefitspro.
Read more...Gen Xers Desperately Need Investment Advice: Study
- Friday, 12 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
A Merrill Lynch study has found that most Gen Xers drastically underestimate the power of compounding investing returns, which illustrates that the generation needs help from investment advisors. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Wells Fargo Recruits Advisors with $1.1B in Assets
- Friday, 12 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Wells Fargo has recently recruited a handful of California-based advisor teams that collectively manage more than $1.1 billion in assets. So reports onwallstreet.
Read more...New LPL Firm Trying to Attract Smaller Advisors
- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Freedom Wealth Alliance in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has moved its operations to LPL Financial and is seeking to attract smaller breakaway advisors. So reports FinancialPlanning.com.
Read more...Women Advisors Make Inroads in FA Field
- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Recent Cerulli Associates research has found that women represent 11.5% of advisors, an increase from 7.9% in 2012. So reports WealthManagement.com.
Read more...Schwab Loses Advisor-Raiding Arbitration Against Morgan Stanley
- Tuesday, 02 September 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Charles Schwab has lost a $15 million arbitration case that alleged Morgan Stanley improperly recruited advisors who held company trade secrets from its San Francisco office. So reports Financial Advisor.
Read more...How Retirees Should Protect Assets from the Next Crash
- Thursday, 28 August 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Retirees should protect against a potential market crash by having the equivalent of two years of living expenses allocated to cash and by ensuring that their portfolios are diversified with funds that track broad indexes. So reports MarketWatch.
Read more...Survey Ranks Top Broker-Dealers
- Thursday, 28 August 2014
- News Roundup
- Written by PFA News
Prospera Financial, The Investment Center, Questar Capital, and Cambridge Investment Research have received the highest ratings of independent broker-dealers in the Investment Advisor Magazine 2014 Broker-Dealers of the Year ranking. So reports ThinkAdvisor.com.
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