B/Ds

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  Young or New Advisor: How to Dress for Success, Remixed

  By Angie Herbers  |  March 6, 2012

  Here’s a reposting of my most popular blog, now almost five years old, on how important your physical appearance is, including how you dress, to younger and new-to-the-business advisors, along with a few follow-up thoughts.

• Know What Else I Could Use?

  By Robert F. Keane  |  September 1, 2007

  It would seem that reps participating in this year's survey are for the most part pretty satisfied with the products and services that their B/Ds...

• Protect Yourself

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 1, 2007

  When it comes to protecting themselves from disgruntled clients and the long arm of regulators, advisors and their broker/dealers have to be on the ball....

• Watch LPL Grow

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2007

  LPL Financial, the big independent broker/dealer, stamped its seal even more emphatically on the independent B/D universe, and ended speculation over the future of Pacific...

• Symbiotic Relationships

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2007

  When broker/dealers select a clearing firm to partner with, it pays to be choosy. This is one of the most critical relationships that any broker/dealer...

• What Do Reps at Independent B/Ds Want?

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2006

  As part of the annual balloting process that culminated in the announcement of the 16th annual Broker/Dealers of the Year, Investment Advisor asked voting representatives...

• The E&O Crisis

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

  The market may be up, but there are challenges aplenty facing advisors in the current regulatory climate. The Securities & Exchange Commission, National Association of...

• The Portfolio Management Drama

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2003

  Events in the business of providing portfolio management software to independent advisors are starting to look like a bad soap opera. This little corner of...

• The Personal Touch

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2001

  The human element is still vital to the business,