A new report offers a look into the popularity behind indexed and structured product annuities
Find out which states have the richest fee-only RIAs and don't miss the <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20140528/FREE/528009999/PH">15 fastest-growing RIAs</a> from IN's <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20140601/RIARUNDOWN">RIA Rundown 2014</a>.
Broker-dealer using proceeds, in part, for pending acquisitions and possible new ones.
Firm to offer another way besides public listing for REIT sponsors to provide liquidity to investors.
The 1040 Analyst tech tool matches individual client data to tax-advantaged financial strategies.
The independent broker-dealer industry fattened up last year on the sale of nontraded real estate investment trusts. The question hanging over IBDs now is whether advisers are prudently reallocating the money of clients who are invested in nontraded REITs, particularly as the trusts continue to perform well and return capital to investors through listings or mergers.
A report from the North American Securities Administrators Association uncovered a wide disparity in how broker-dealers disclose the fees they charge and questionable practices regarding markups.
Comment letters show independent B-Ds want no part of it, while wirehouses are all for it.
William Morrissey, a 10-year company vet responsible for recruiting new advisers and their practices, was appointed head of LPL Financial's Independent Advisor Services unit.
If the industry hopes to build trust, clients have to understand what they're paying, executive tells crowd at conference in New York.
LPL Financial has suffered a recruiting slowdown in the first quarter and puts part of the blame on an unusual factor &mdash; this winter's rough weather.
Motif launches platform for advisers to ease, speed portfolio re-balancing.
For <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> today: Regis as a hedgie? Plus: No recession in sight; keeping it loose in Europe; debating monkey business; a Pimco PM hangs it up for a food truck and complaining about gas prices.
See if you can answer the most common questions clients pose on their benefits.
At <i>IN</i>'s Retirement Income Summit, advice on helping ensure more female clients stick with their adviser. To start, bring them into the conversation while they are still part of a couple.
Commissioner Daniel Gallagher says adviser stats likely equal to registered rep stats from Finra.
Morgan Stanley chief financial officer Ruth Porat called the low number of women running U.S. companies an “embarrassment” that shows the need for new laws.
Products include nontraded REITs, oil and gas partnerships, BDCs, hedge funds and managed futures.
One way to address the lack of minorities is to be open about it
Sallie Krawcheck, the former Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. executive, said women lost ground on Wall Street after the financial crisis because executives and boards hired people who looked like them.
