Dan Jamieson
Dan was Senior Editor at InvestmentNews from 2005 to 2013, before moving on to become Editor at large for Financial Advisor magazine. Check out his video bio here. Connect with him at LinkedIn here.
Ex-rep claims discrimination in lawsuit
A former broker with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC of St. Louis has sued the firm for sexual discrimination.
Metal surge may mean time to purge
Be careful about chasing the rally in industrial metals.
REITs GET READY TO POUNCE ON ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES
There's good news and bad news for REITs. The bad news is that real estate stocks tend to be late-stage cyclicals, so analysts don't expect much of a rebound until next year.
MORTGAGE CRISIS FAR FROM OVER
The U.S. mortgage crisis is far from over, according to Mahesh Swaminathan, a mortgage strategist at Credit Suisse. Despite recent signs that the nation's struggling housing market may be nearing its bottom, the day of reckoning continues to loom for millions of homeowners who financed their dream house by taking out an adjustable rate mortgage, Mr. Swaminathan said.
B-Ds reel from higher SIPC fees
New, higher assessments by the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are causing ”sticker shock” at several broker-dealers, particularly independent-contractor firms.
Why is SIPC covering Madoff investors?
Some broker-dealer executives who are now paying increased fees to the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are wondering why it is paying out on claims of investors victimized by Bernie Madoff.
Merrill brokers: Sontag’s sayonara stings
Dan Sontag's departure from Merrill Lynch isn't sitting well with some of the firm's brokers.
B-Ds suffer SIPC ‘sticker shock’ as fees come due
Higher assessments by the Securities Investor Protection Corp. are shocking some brokerage firms.
SEC short-sale action receives mixed reviews
The SEC's action to address short-selling abuses may help expose the impact of the problem, but it might not get to the heart of the issue, according to some critics.
Muni analysts want more issuer disclosure
The recently issued SEC proposal to expand issuer disclosure in the $2.7 trillion municipal-securities market doesn't go far enough, say muni-bond analysts and the mutual fund industry.
