Markets are up, but many still grieving: Academic
Andrew Lo, a professor of finance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says it's normal for clients who suffered huge losses to continue to have difficulties making logical decisions
Former UBS reps form new RIA
Three former UBS advisers form an independent registered investment advisory firm called Mississippi Investment Management.
PriceMetrix launches free equity commission guide
PriceMetrix Inc. is introducing a market-based commission guide today that financial advisers can use to determine what to charge for commissions on securities trades.
Former UBS reps form new RIA in Mississippi
Three former UBS AG financial advisers last week said that they have formed an independent registered investment advisory firm called Mississippi Investment Management Company LLC in Jackson.
Firm’s family service gets personal
The Gannon Group works exclusively with 14 large families who have nearly $1 billion in net worth. While the Gannon group manages more than $500 million of those assets for the families, it does more than just handle the money.
Advisers driving for growth on the golf course
When adviser E. Kim Dignum invites clients or prospects out to play the hilly, meandering course at Mira Vista Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, she obeys her one unspoken rule of golf etiquette: Play to win.
PriceMetrix launches free equity commission guide
Firm unveils a market-based equity commission guide designed for financial advisers
It’s 12:00 — Do you know where your clients’ assets are?
Jonathan Smith's heart began to race when he opened the e-mail alert on Tuesday from TD Ameritrade. The alert stated that one of his closest clients had filed paperwork to transfer nearly $ 1 million in assets away from the adviser.
Advisers once again open doors to interns
In an early sign that the worst days of the recession are behind them, advisory firms once again are hiring summer interns, with the hope of grooming young prospects into full-time professionals.
More RIAs planning pay hikes for 2010
Although they have spent much of the year cutting costs, many advisory firms are planning to give raises to their employees next year.