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The Big Shrink: Independent Broker Dealer Report Card 2012
February 1, 2012 by Diana Britton and featured in Registered Rep In our second IBD Report Card, we examine the grades advisors gave their firms, and offer a look at one major trend that will shape the indie landscape in the next few years: consolidation. Despite a tough market environment and a squeeze on profit [...]
Read MoreMore wirehouse brokers expected to bolt this year
January 22, 2012 by Dan Jamieson and featured in Investment News Greener grass, expiring deals, calmer market will open gates More brokers should shift to the independent RIA channel this year as markets stabilize and retention deals wind down. That’s the prediction of custodians, for whom last year was a mixed bag as flat but [...]
Read MoreFinding the Right Safety Net
January 2012 by Jonathan Henschen and featured in Investment Advisor 2010 was the year of going nowhere. 2011 was much better. What does 2012 hold for broker-dealer recruiting? When changing broker-dealer, transition time is typically brief—only one or two months. Yet often, Financial Advisors place the weight of the world on this early part of [...]
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