Choosing your broker-dealer wisely
It isn't about which broker-dealer is 'best,' but rather which is the best match for an adviser's business.
Understanding enhanced packages
Advisers need to read small print when agreeing to accelerated payouts, upfront compensation
Hybrid offers best of both worlds
With a big rise in the number of advisers breaking away from wirehouses, we’re receiving more calls from…
Key reasons for joining an OSJ
Deciding whether to affiliate directly with a broker-dealer or join an existing OSJ involves evaluating factors in your own business, including finances, culture and contractual relationships
Fledgling RIAs: to ‘lease’ or to buy?
Is it better for a breakaway broker to operate his or her own registered investment advisory firm or…
B-Ds can help build advisory biz
Broker-dealers are experiencing a slowdown in recruiting compared with the busy years of 2008 and 2009 when merger and acquisition activity was heavy and financial advisers were fleeing larger conglomerates
What if your broker-dealer fails?
Rising legal costs, tougher regulation and strained capital resources are making broker-dealers more vulnerable than ever