B/D

• Leadership

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2009

  In the middle of one of the most challenging times in the industry's history, how are independent broker/dealers coping? The leaders of 67 of the...

• Is Consolidation Finally Here?

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2008

  In what could be further evidence of consolidation in the independent broker/dealer space--or of the enhanced value that winning Investment Advisor's Broker/Dealer of the Year...

• Securian to Acquire Capital Financial Group/H. Beck

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  September 11, 2008

  In what could be further evidence of consolidation in the independent broker/dealer space--or of the enhanced value that winning Investment Advisor's Broker/Dealer of the Year brings to honorees--another mid-sized independent B/D has been acquired by one of its larger brethren.

• A Matter of Life and Health

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2007

  Health insurance: we all need it, and though we may sometimes think of the premiums as just one more tax on our income, nobody really...

• Screening Process

  By Staff Writer  |  June 1, 2004

  Reps interested in moving to another B/D should consider compliance when they make their choices. Dennis Kaminski, chief compliance officer at Mutual Service Corp., suggests...

• Red Tape, Red Ink?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2004

  Corporate malfeasance. After-hours trading. Mutual fund misdeeds. Breakpoints. A market that lost more than 40% of its value in the last three years. Rampant consumer...

• Best of the Bunch

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2003

  In evaluating a mutual fund or any potential investment, the prudent advisor always looks at the track record of the investment. The longer it is,...

• The Virtues of Independence

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2003

  Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. takes pride in being an independent broker/dealer. While other firms have sold out to huge financial services firms like AIG and...