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  • September 28, 2012

Ex-Jet Chrebet bolts Morgan Stanley, joins Barclays

Former wide receiver part of team tapped for wealth and investment management division

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  • September 23, 2012

Radnor Capital Management is back – this time as an RIA

E.F. Hutton & Co. isn't the only venerable brand to rise again in the advisory industry. Radnor…

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  • September 19, 2012

World’s wealthiest people ended last week $3B richer

What economic crisis? A Swedish retail mogul's holdings surged almost 10% last week and Larry Ellison is buying a Hawaiian island

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  • September 17, 2012

Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter-in-law now fourth-richest woman in U.S.

Seventy-year-old Elaine Tettemer Marshall holds 15% stake in Koch industries; worth $12.7B

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  • September 17, 2012

Advisers looking harder at social media, pay-to-play compliance

About 80% of advisory firms now have written policies about social networking, compared with 64% last year and 43% in 2010, a recent survey of 555 compliance professionals found

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  • September 16, 2012

Top rep in AIG B-D network joins Sterne Agee

A star financial adviser for Royal Alliance Associates Inc., who courted controversy last year when she criticized the…

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  • September 14, 2012

Big bump in fee-based biz gives advisers big jump in revenue

Data from practice management software firm PriceMetrix show that advisers who increased their fee-based assets by more than 25% over the past three years saw revenue increase by an average of 47%.

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  • August 27, 2012

What salary makes you rich? Americans set a low bar

Put number at $150K -- for a family of four, no less

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  • August 15, 2012

Networking key to attracting women clients

Advisers hoping to attract more women to their practice need to hone their entertaining skills: networking is everything when it comes to marketing.

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Baer eyes bull: Swiss firm bids for Merrill’s non-U.S. wealth management biz

The venerable Swiss asset manager is in early talks to buy Merrill Lynch's non-U.S. wealth management unit. The offer? Reportedly, around $1.5B

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  • August 8, 2012

IEP lands anchor tenant

RMR Wealth Builders signs on to fledgling hybrid platform; 'modern day co-op'

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  • August 1, 2012

Is list of elite wealth managers a model for the future?

Preferred-provider roster from FOX based on quality, not size of firms; must pass muster on 22 metrics

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  • July 24, 2012

Merrill private bankers in Texas register, join Dynasty

New firm Syntal Capital Partners made up of six ex-Merrill advisers, chooses Dynasty Financial platform

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Are younger clients worth it? Computer says no

Data analysis shows young clients get larger trading discounts than older ones, are less profitable -- and are more likely to dump their advisers

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  • July 20, 2012

Genworth unveils advisory firm matchmaking service

Genworth Financial Wealth Management Inc. last week launched a business transition service geared toward helping financial advisers who…

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  • July 18, 2012

From Timex to Droid: How to relate to — and retain — clients’ heirs

Identifying key items with different age groups can help advisers close the generation gap, Wells Fargo exec says

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  • July 12, 2012

National Financial Partners to bolster property-casualty arm with acquisition

National Financial Partners Corp. is bulking up its presence in the property-casualty space in an effort to bolster revenue.

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  • July 10, 2012

Mariner looks to Orizon for next acquisition

Purchases majority stake in Omaha-based company's wealth management unit; second deal this year

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  • July 9, 2012

Obama’s re-election top concern of advisers: survey

The latest Brinker Barometer survey shows that most advisers want this term to be Obama's last

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  • July 8, 2012

CFPB says students victimized by ‘subprime-style’ lending

Findings reveal that students were yet another group of consumers that were hurt by the boom and bust, said CFPB director Richard Cordray