Careers

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  New Hire Roundup: Westport Resources Promotes DeLaura

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2013

  This week in new hires, Westport Resources promoted Christopher DeLaura and added Ashley Schexnaildre, and Susan Axelrod was promoted and Jonathan Sokobin was added by FINRA.

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  Mark Hurley: 5 Forces Changing the Economics of Wealth Managers

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 30, 2013

  According to the Fiduciary Network CEO, the vast majority of advisory firms have no economic value.

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  Do CIMAs Get More Bang for Their Buck Than CFPs?

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 29, 2013

  CIMAs earn more, see stronger asset growth and express greater career satisfaction than those without the designation, IMCA claims.

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  Challenges of a Growing Practice: Managing Portfolios

  By Mike Patton  |  April 29, 2013

  Whether you outsource money management or not, at least segment your client base.

• BDs Share Latest FA

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  In early April, Baird said it recruited a team of seven employee advisors with about $770 million in client assets from Wells Fargo in Houston, while Royal Alliance announced that it added two independent teams in Chicago and Salt Lake City with combined assets of more than $400 million and...

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  Fighting for His Clients

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 29, 2013

  Christopher L. Walker started out as a transactional wirehouse broker making a whopping 400 daily dials. Yet inside this conscientious cold-caller was a consultative, relationship-oriented advisor yearning to break free.

• FA Satisfaction as Measured by J. D. Power

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  Satisfaction among independent advisors made a nice improvement over the past year, while that of employee advisors declined slightly, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study.

• The Future of FAs & IT

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  The broker-dealer industry is going through a less-than-wonderful transition to a more automated and tech-connected world, according to many experts and insiders at TechLeaders 2013, a B-2-B conference. The annual conference, held each spring in the greater Dallas area, drew about 150 professionals. The event highlighted the multiple challenges faced...

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  The Successful Retirement Plan Advisor: The Power of Passion

  By Liz Davidson, Financial Finesse  |  April 26, 2013

  Kathleen Kelly of Compass Financial demonstrates how harnessing your entrepreneurial passion can lead to success, not only for you and your clients, but also for your partners and employees.

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  Borzi, Whitney, Taleb to Speak at IMCA Annual Conference

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 25, 2013

  April showers will bring financial advisors to Seattle for the Investment Management Consultant Association conference, starting Sunday.