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AMEX HOPES TO PACIFY ADVISERS BY BUYING SECURITIES AMERICA: BID BY BROKERAGE GIANT TO KEEP ENTREPRENEURIAL REPS IN THE FOLD

Like a parent placating a complaining child, American Express Financial Advisors Inc. is buying grumbling reps their own…

Like a parent placating a complaining child, American Express Financial Advisors Inc. is buying grumbling reps their own independent broker-dealer.

The Minneapolis-based financial-planning giant hopes the pending acquisition of Omaha-based Securities America Inc., announced last week for $21 to $31

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