IA 25

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  Valerie Brown: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 24, 2013

  The CEO and president of Cetera Financial Group said she grew up with a love for numbers and math. Her background in chemical engineering, which she called a “perfect fit” for the financial services industry, didn’t hurt, either.

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  Angie Herbers: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2013

  Angie Herbers has been working with financial advisors for over a decade and has been writing for Investment Advisor magazine for almost as long.

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  William Galvin: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 22, 2013

  Since taking on an additional 139 advisors with $6.6 billion in assets under the Dodd-Frank “switch,” Massachusetts has “been able to do what the Securities and Exchange Commission hasn’t.”

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  Dr. Michael Finke: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 21, 2013

  The traditional 4% withdrawal rule is fine in a static world, but when was the last time the world was static?

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  Bernie Clark: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 20, 2013

  Clark has shown quiet but confident leadership not merely in growing Schwab’s custody unit, but in addressing many of advisors' most trying issues.

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  The 2013 IA 25: Advisor Advocates and Regulators

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 20, 2013

  Since the financial crisis, advisors have had to defend their businesses from wary consumers, overzealous legislators and sometimes even other advisors whose unscrupulous actions would cast good advisors in the same shadow as bad advisors.

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  The Alliance for RIAs (aRIA) Study Group: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 17, 2013

  Go to any conference where registered investment advisors meet, and it’s clear from the buzz in the room that RIAs like to talk.

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  Dale Brown: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 16, 2013

  When reminded that this is the seventh year that he’s been named to the IA 25, Dale Brown was quick to give kudos to his entire team, noting that the Financial Services Institute’s success doesn’t hinge on his abilities alone.

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  Phyllis Borzi: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 15, 2013

  Despite taking a drubbing over her insistence on issuing a rule to amend the definition of fiduciary under ERISA, Phyllis Borzi remains steadfast in her conviction to do so.

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  Richard Ketchum: The 2013 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2013

  FINRA CEO Ketchum says that the regulator continues to believe current levels of advisor oversight and exams are "unacceptable and a risk to investors."