Commonwealth

• FA Satisfaction as Measured by J. D. Power

  By Janet Levaux  |  April 29, 2013

  Satisfaction among independent advisors made a nice improvement over the past year, while that of employee advisors declined slightly, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates 2013 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study.

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  J.D. Power & Advisor Satisfaction: Behind the Numbers

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  While the results reflect a small number of advisors, they point to important trends that BDs ignore at their own peril, experts say.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Shareholder Suit Against UBS Reinstated

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 10, 2013

  In recent enforcement news, an appeals court reinstated a suit against UBS subsidiaries by two Puerto Rico-based pension funds over a $757 million bond purchase.

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  Top 10 Indie BDs With Best-Producing Advisors

  By John Sullivan and Liana Roberts, AdvisorOne  |  June 22, 2012

  Investment Advisor magazine’s 2012 BD Reference Guide helps sort and rank IBDs in five major categories, with AdvisorOne here highlighting 10 by the annual gross production of their advisors.

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  Financial Services Firms Use Social Media to Build Targeted Online Presence

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2011

  A report from Corporate Insight released Wednesday found that not only are financial services firms using Facebook and Twitter, but they are maintaining multiple profiles on those networks.

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  Commonwealth Snags Three Securities America Top Producers

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 6, 2011

  Ladenburg Thalmann’s offer to buy Securities America may have staunched the hemorrhaging, but some leakage is still in evidence as Commonwealth grabbed three top producers from the troubled broker-dealer.

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  Facebook Use Doubles Among Millionaires in 2011

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  August 16, 2011

  Don’t disregard Facebook—a report from Spectrem says the number of millionaires who use the site has doubled since 2010 to 46%. Meanwhile, Chad Bockus' Socialware has secured $7 million via Morgan Stanley to enhance its platform.

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  2011 Will Be Big BD Recruiting Year, Says Commonwealth’s Daniels

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2011

  Andrew Daniels, Commonwealth's recruiting chief, argues that with LPL going public, his firm will particularly benefit from movement of BD reps in 2011.

• Broker/Dealer Briefing: Commonwealth Takes the Top Spot

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  Batting .500; fantastic in baseball, even better in our Broker/dealer of the Year annual surveys. One firm has taken the top spot more than any...

• National Financial Adds to Sweep Options

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2009

  Eight different sweep options now available to brokerage customers