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• Benjamin 'Tad' Edwards: A Start-Up with Pedigree

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  February 1, 2010

  Benjamin "Tad" Edwards IV CHAIRMAN, CEO & PRESIDENT; BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS & CO; CLAYTON, MO. SOUND BITE: "The most important thing is we are a client-first firm....

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  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.

• Win-Win

  By Philip Palaveev, Fusion Advisor Network  |  September 1, 2009

  The natural state of a true investment advisory firm is a privately owned partnership that is fully controlled by the professionals who are actively involved...

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  Advisors as Valuable as Ever

  By Mark Elzweig  |  May 13, 2009

  There is still fundamental strength within the retail brokerage industry. And that means brokerage firms are actively seeking top-producing financial advisors and brokers.

• What to Expect at the Wirehouses in '09

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2009

  Several months before Bank of America agreed to buy Merrill Lynch, industry expert Chip Roame of Tiburon Strategic Advisors shared his prediction of such an...

• Wachovia's 14,600 FAs to Merge with Wells

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2008

  In the third quarter, Wachovia reports that the number of Series 7 brokers has stayed flat at 14,635. The number of bank, or Series 6,...

• WACHOVIA REPORTS Q3 LOSS (Oct. 22, 2008)

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2008

  In the third quarter, Wachovia reports that the number of Series 7 brokers has stayed flat at 14,635. The number of bank, or Series 6, brokers, stands at 4,447, up 3 percent from the second quarter. T

• Carry the News

  By Ellen Uzelac  |  October 1, 2008

  When marketing consultant Peter Kaufman talks to financial advisors about what makes them different, he often gets this response: "I'm not like other advisors. I...

• Wachovia Restructures, Taps Robert Steel as CEO/President

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2008

  Wachovia has reported a net loss in the second quarter of $8.9 billion, including a $6.1 billion non-cash goodwill impairment charge in commercial-related sub-segments. Excluding...

• Wachovia Board Bids Farewell to Thompson

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2008

  Wachovia announced June 2 that director Lanty Smith was appointed interim CEO, succeeding Ken Thompson, who retired at the request of the board; Thompson had...