Cutting back
The Advisor Group, the IBD owned by AIG, laid off employees this week. Sources outside the company said the lion's share of the layoffs came from Woodbury Financial Services.
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Five IBDs in $7M settlement over nontraded-REIT sales
18,128 views | May 22, 2013
Ameriprise and four other IBDs agreed to pay fines and restitution in a deal with Massachusetts securities cop William Galvin. The state's action is the latest in a series of crackdowns on the sale of nontraded REITs.
Liquidity liquidity everywhere: Schorsch taking REIT brokerage public
2,225 views | May 22, 2013
It's good times in the nontraded REIT industry. The lastest sign: ARCP boss Nick Schorsch plans to stage yet another 'liquidity' event — this time, taking a REIT brokerage public.
New normal is morphing, Pimco's El-Erian says
2,207 views | May 21, 2013
The global economy is muddling along a road that will give way to one of three stark alternatives, he contends
So where are all the revolutionary new investment theories?
1,968 views | May 21, 2013
First half of 20th century saw flood of ground-breaking work; not so much lately
Not even Gross, Gundlach immune to bond gloom
1,587 views | May 21, 2013
Inflows way down at flagship funds piloted by celebrated pair; when will the hammer fall?
Investors, beware: housing market still has cracks
1,449 views | May 22, 2013
Investors should take note: the housing market still has its issues, notably rising mortgage delinquency rates for some homebuyers.
Fidelity: Bond fears overblown
1,414 views | May 23, 2013
Rates are rising but there's no big catalyst to drive big losses.
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