Eric Schwartz

• Thirty for Thirty

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2010

  We present for your consideration 30 individuals who over the past 30 years--the period in which Investment Advisor has been serving independent and independent-minded advisors--have...

• Broker/Dealer Briefing: Independent Broker/Dealers Celebrate Earned Credibility

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2010

  The leadership of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) threw down the gauntlet in front of legislators and regulators at its OneVoice annual meeting in New...

• What's your exit plan?

  By Boomer Market Advisor  |  January 23, 2010

  By Eric Schwartz As a trusted advisor, you deliver comprehensive financial planning advice to your clients, but have you focused on your retirement goals? Who can...

• The FSI's Priorities Now

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

  In a short five years, the members of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) have done their jobs well. While the 116 independent broker/dealers that are...

• News: A Sense of Resolve?

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

  As we went to press, the White House and Congress have agreed to a $789 billion stimulus package of spending and tax cuts proposed by...

• Group Think

  By Kara P. Stapleton  |  February 1, 2009

  ? The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards released January 2 proposed revisions to its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures that it says outline the duties...

• RIAs Are Certainly Not "Under-Regulated"

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2008

  I most strongly disagree with the assertion by Eric Schwartz in the "The Case for the Flexible B/D" (IA September), that RIAs are "under-regulated." He...

• 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...

• Broker/Dealer of the Year, Division IV

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2008

  Cambridge Investment Research Founder, CEO, and President Eric Schwartz A rep speaks: I am constantly approached by other B/Ds to affiliate with them but have always declined....

• You're the Tops—2008 Broker-Dealers of the Year

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

  In this, the 18th year that Investment Advisor readers have chosen Broker/Dealers of the Year, it's not easy to be any kind of broker/dealer. On...