Q2 Earnings

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  12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 24, 2012

  Earnings fell as much as 58%, but also jumped over 600% within the broker-dealer industry—AdvisorOne spotlights the six best and six worst.

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  LPL Adds 223 Advisors as Profits Drop 13%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 31, 2012

  In a repeat from last quarter, LPL Financial reported that quarterly profits were down although revenues were up.

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  BofA Nets $2.5 Billion; Wealth Unit Up 5.5%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  The wealth management unit that includes Merrill Lynch reported Q2 net income of $543 million versus $513 million a year ago, up 5.5%.

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  BNY Mellon Profits Off 37% on Lawsuit Costs, but Pershing Is a Bright Spot

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2012

  Bank of New York Mellon's Q2 earnings were down due to costs from an investor lawsuit, but the clearing services unit that includes Pershing Advisor Services helped slightly offset that profit loss.

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  5 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q2 Earnings

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 4, 2011

  Brokerage firms in the second quarter boosted earnings growth as high as 470% and reported declines as low as 383% — AdvisorOne selected a lucky 10 for scrutiny.

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  Q2 Earnings: Ameriprise Misses Estimates; No News on Securities America Sale

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2011

  The number of Ameriprise advisors is 9,663, the company says, and its discontinued operations lost $4 million in the period.

• Q2 Earnings: UBS Misses Estimates, Says Americas Unit Not for Sale

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 26, 2011

  Number of UBS advisors and net new assets rises in the United States and Latin America in Q2 even as the bank missed its earnings estimates.