Independent Broker Dealers

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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
Edward Jones sponsors college-credit course to prep students for Series 7 exam

Course will be offered to financial and nonfinancial majors to offer them a taste of the advice profession.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS JUL 15, 2014
Why some brokers stand by commissions

Some brokers say the math in moving to a fee-based model just doesn't add up for clients.

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 15, 2014
At LPL, recruiting is warming up but nontraded REIT sales are cooling

After severe weather crimped its recruiting efforts over the winter, LPL Financial says it's seeing a return to normal levels of adviser movement but that the once-hot nontraded REIT market is cooling off.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 14, 2014
LPL Financial plans move out of Charlotte, N.C., to new regional HQ in South Carolina

Independent broker-dealer plans to invest $150 million, add 2,000 jobs in region

By Minda Smiley
RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2014
Will HighTower be the next Raymond James?

HighTower chief executive Elliott Weissbluth says adding new platforms will help the firm achieve a business model and scale comparable to that of Raymond James. Mason Braswell has the story.

By Mason Braswell
RIA NEWS JUL 11, 2014
Merrill Lynch team with $592M in assets moves to LPL

Chicago-based team has moved to LPL's hybrid RIA platform.

By Minda Smiley
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 11, 2014
Why did Sterne Agee fire its CEO?

Why did Sterne Agee <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140527/FREE/140529934&quot;>fire CEO James Holbrook Jr.?</a> Many want to know, especially since the firm and its former CEO were recently accused of all manner of professional hanky-panky.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2014
RCS Capital closes J.P. Turner, Summit Financial deals

Nicholas Schorsch's network of independent broker-dealers is closing in on nearly 9,000 reps.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee wants to remove Holbrooks from board

Schedules a shareholder vote, discloses ongoing investigations of former father-son executive team.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee's ousted CEO Holbrook said to face investigation

Probe reportedly looking into misuse of company assets such as airplanes, boats, condos.

By Gregory Crawford
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Schorsch to buy Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a broker-dealer of nontraded REITs and BDCs

REIT czar Nicholas Schorsch is keeping up his acquisition pace, agreeing to buy rival wholesaler Validus Strategic Capital Partners, a B-D of nontraded REITs and BDCs. Bruce Kelly has the story.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 03, 2014
LPL promotes two executives, does away with 'marketing'

Mimi Bock and Ryan Parker to get new responsibilities

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS JUN 30, 2014
J.D. Power: Satisfaction with investment firms up

By Liz Skinner
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 29, 2014
Don't get stuck with a B-D lemon

By MFXFeeder
EQUITIES JUN 26, 2014
Let's keep perspective on high-frequency trading

By Mark Casady
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2014
Ways and Means to vote on extending deduction for IRA charitable contributions

One of several tax extenders the committee will take up Thursday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 23, 2014
Sterne Agee Group in deal to acquire midsize independent broker-dealer WRP Investments

Match 'made in heaven' says president of WRP, which has 350 reps and had $48 million in gross revenue in '13.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
Finra holds off sending nontraded REIT share price rule to SEC

Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Brokerages toss around ideas about salary for Next Gen advisers

Wells Fargo is testing new models that would pay on a salary plus commission basis in effort to attract Millennials

By Mason Braswell
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 18, 2014
Finra approves background checks for brokers

At its board meeting, Finra approved background checks for brokers and plans to consider requiring new information such as exam scores on BrokerCheck.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.