Mark Hurley

• Editor's Note: Different Trains

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

  I've been covering the business of independent financial advice-givers for long enough that like high fashion, or low, I've seen styles run several cycles. As...

• Fresh Look at a Fresh Start

  By Janice Fioravante  |  March 1, 2008

  Welcome to the demographic squeeze: Older partners are looking to cash out shares; younger would-be partners are itching to buy in. The older partners deserve...

• Exit planning strategies

  By Vanessa Drucker  |  January 1, 2008

  When David Bugen and his partners decided to establish a plan for an eventual ownership transfer of Regent Atlantic, their priority was to ensure their...

• Part of the Solution

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  January 1, 2008

  As Mark Hurley wrote over a decade ago, compared to other professions, independent advisors are woefully underserved by their traditional industry vendors. Consequently, independents have...

• Today's the Day

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2007

  I imagine it's bittersweet when one's dire predictions become reality: on one hand, you'd have to be somewhat gratified to know you were right; on...

• The Art of the Deal

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2007

  Let's start with an easy one: How would you rate the following deal? An independent advisor is the sole owner of a wealth management practice...

• Five Years of Excellence

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2007

  The IA 25 marks its fifth anniversary in 2007, and each year it gets harder to limit the number of influential people to just 25....

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  The Fifth Annual IA 25: 2007

  By Editorial Staff  |  May 1, 2007

  When Mary Schapiro took the helm as CEO and chairman of the NASD last September, it was a moment of relative calm before the storm.

• Walkin' the Walk

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2007

  You gotta respect a man who puts his money where is mouth is. Mark Hurley has received considerable publicity over the past ten years for...

• Keep it Simple

  By David J. Drucker  |  May 1, 2006

  Most readers know the name David Yeske because he presided over the Financial Planning Association in 2003. But relatively few people know anything about Yeske's...