Cynthia Newman

  • Making the Most of a Mentor

    By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  October 26, 2011

    Financial advisors-in-training must be ambitious, gutsy and thrive on hard work. That’s just for starters. And who is best qualified to guide these rookies on their challenging journey to profit and prosperity? Somebody who’s walked miles and miles in their shoes: in other words, a caring mentor.

  • The Accidental Wholesaler

    By Ellen Uzelac  |  April 1, 2010

    No one dreams of becoming a wholesaler one day. Not even Jerry Padilla, who happens to be a very good one. Grueling, humbling, sometimes thankless...