Are you an effective business owner? Business manager? Both? Or maybe you are content with simply being a great adviser. Understanding where you and your firm have strength and where you may need assistance may be key to developing your next iteration of growth.
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. turns 100 today. At least, it would have, if it were a standalone entity, and not a government-rescued Too Big to Fail entity, forced into a shotgun wedding with Bank of America.
Whether you're considering retirement, leaving the profession or building your business through a merger or acquisition, the decisions you make during your self-evaluation will serve as a barometer as you establish your succession plan.
The most important stake that you'll drive into the ground in support of your company's foundation should be comprised of your core values. But what exactly are these core values, and when it comes to developing them, who precisely should they be created for?
Firms need to support advisers as they learn to be the rainmakers of the future. It certainly won't happen overnight, but it will happen if there is a continuing commitment to change – both on the part of the firm, and the adviser. Check out four simple steps for success.
Merrill Lynch will reward teams that double their revenue in the five years after 2013 with a shared payout equal to 10% of the team's incremental revenue growth.
Edward Jones is launching a proprietary fund. The bigger question is why?
Today: What to expect from Davos ... but remember how Davos big-thinkers whiffed last year. Also: Time to worry about deflation again, hedge funds go for the gold, a Super Bowl market indicator, and Happy MLK Day.
Legislation exempts from SEC registration small-business M&A brokers.
Betting against Treasuries risky, caution needed with funds buying junk bonds, shorting government debt
But each spouse can chose only one tactic.
Vanguard founder calls on the SEC and DOL to 'put the principle first and the carve-out second.'
The Securities and Exchange Commission is pursuing a rule that would raise investment-advice standards for brokers — just not in the near future. But that's enough to give fiduciary-duty advocates hope.
Congress's latest attempt at crafting a budget plan is on track to end up the same way as others have in the past decade: with little or no agreement. Memories of the shutdown sure have faded fast.
With the estate tax exclusion being set at $5.25 million per person, it's easy for affluent clients whose estates don't quite hit that level to write off creating estate plans or building trusts. But even those in-between clients benefit from establishing trusts in select scenarios.
LPL's chief executive discusses where the firm stands in key areas such as launching a bank, its technology and regulation. <b>Also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130819/FREE/130819915">Read more about LPL's tech advances.</a></b>
Central bank "wants to be out" of the bond-buying business but still won't raise rates, according to Pimco's Gross.
Implemented policy change forcing some defendants to admit wrongdoing in settlements.
Advisers take unique routes to find a meaningful name to carry through the ages.
