Parent of RIA Mariner Wealth Advisors wants to hire up to 160 employees over the next six months.
A team of elite advisers who was <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140919/FREE/140919904" target="_blank">fired last month</a> by Bank of America Merrill Lynch over private securities transactions has found a new home. <i>(Plus: The team <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141007/FREE/141009940/terminated-2-5-billion-merrill-lynch-team-plans-to-fight-back" target="_blank">plans to fight back</a>.)</i>
A blockbuster lawsuit alleging misconduct by Nicholas Schorsch is one of many issues confronting his vast real estate empire.
Bill Gross predicts minus signs for many asset classes.
Given the rapid pace of changing demographics and technology, advisers need to change their approach to client communication, particularly client meetings.
<i>InvestmentNews</i> survey finds only one-third of advisers expect to invest in protecting online information next year.
Anxiety rises over oil, global growth, rates. The VIX has jumped 30%-plus percent.
The SEC cracks down on financial firms, including Schwab, J.P. Morgan Securities, Lebenthal, Oppenheimer, TD Ameritrade, UBS and Wedbush for selling risky debt beneath the minimum allotment of $100,000 for a single transaction.
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Amid <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141218/FREE/141219906/schorsch-accused-of-manipulating-arcp-books-suit target="_blank">allegations that Nicholas Schorsch ordered underlings to alter financial records</a>, the Massachusetts regulator expands probe to include American Realty Capital Properties.
With no replacement named, it is unclear what Michael Shaw's departure will mean for board strategy.
Financial Planning Association officials say they, in fact, stand up to CFP Board, and that both organizations serve different missions.
Whether you do a top-to-bottom or a bottom-to-top approach or both, it's critical to plan your work and work your plan.
Miles decline in value; so stop hoarding and schedule your winter getaway.
Economists expect growth of 3.5%, but that may be a cautious estimate. A survey of indicators, from emerging markets to wages, reveals even more room for optimism.
Investors in a nontraded REIT launched by Tony Thompson, the one-time noted real estate sponsor, were told last week that the net asset value of the REIT had eroded by nearly 30%.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> features a contrarian market call from Societe Generale that seems obvious. Plus living in a world where oil is cheap, making the most of year-end client reviews, and nine tweets that made news this year.
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