Mark Elzweig

About the Author

Mark Elzweig

Mark Elzweig is an executive search consultant based in New York.

• Three Ways to Make Financial Reform Work for You

  By Mark Elzweig  |  August 10, 2010

  There are several positive ways in which advisors can respond to the inevitable industry changes ahead.

• Moving Client Assets: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  By Mark Elzweig  |  July 15, 2010

  Changing firms is no longer a one-size-fits-all affair when it comes to the transfer of assets under management.

• Five Mistakes to Avoid When Transitioning Your Business

  By Mark Elzweig  |  June 16, 2010

  Transitioning your business is a complex and often difficult undertaking: Here are five (mis)steps to avoid.

• Five Reasons Recruiters Still Make the Difference

  By Mark Elzweig  |  May 13, 2010

  A recruiter helps you position yourself as a "hard to get" advisor and makes the prospective firm work harder to woo you.

• Six Things Not to Tell a Branch Manager

  By Mark Elzweig  |  April 19, 2010

  Conversations between branch managers and prospective hires should not include any of the following gaffes.

• The Wirehouse Model: Far From Dead

  By Mark Elzweig  |  March 17, 2010

  Although the wirehouse firms are far from perfect, let's not forget that they have been tremendous sources of innovation and leadership and should continue to play such a role in the future.

• The FA Recruiting Wars Are Far from Over

  By Mark Elzweig  |  February 10, 2010

  Contrary to what some wirehouse executives say, the war for talented financial advisors isn't ending; it's just reconfiguring.

• FA Retention Bonuses Surge

  By Mark Elzweig  |  January 13, 2010

  As the epic battle for advisors continues, wirehouse firms have been offering generous retention bonuses to keep their existing FAs happy.

• FA Outlook for 2010: Demand to Remain Strong

  By Mark Elzweig  |  December 15, 2009

  As bedlam gives way to calm, top advisors should like the new order at the wirehouse, regional and independent broker-deals.

• Cautionary Tales of Wirehouse Leadership

  By Mark Elzweig  |  November 18, 2009

  A look at some of Wall Street's big names, and what their successes and failures mean for the future of the financial industry.