Massachusetts

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  Wells Nabs 9 Reps From Morgan Stanley, Merrill and RBC

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2013

  Raymond James recruits one Morgan advisor, while LPL affiliate U.S. Wealth Management hires a Pershing exec.

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  Don Trone: Dodd-Frank, SEC Are a ‘Disaster’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2013

  Trone compares a true fiduciary duty to military members' obligation to put their lives on the line for others: "It doesn’t have to be talked about; it’s just understood.”

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  Senate Introduces Lifetime Income Disclosure Act

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 13, 2013

  Senators on Wednesday introduced a bill to allow workers in retirement plans to receive an annual statement of how their lump-sum savings translate into a lifetime stream of monthly income.

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  NARAB II Bill Clears Senate Banking Committee

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa  |  June 11, 2013

  The bill would establish the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, a nonprofit, independent board to provide a mechanism for multistate licensing for insurance producers

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  Commonwealth Names Hunter President, COO; Adds Affiliation Models

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 7, 2013

  Former president Peter Wheeler is now vice chairman of the independent broker-dealer, which has about 1,450 advisors.

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  4 Tips for Paying Down Student Debt

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  June 6, 2013

  Eleanor Blayney called the cycle of school-loan-job-debt the “catch-22 of the real world” in a blog post written for the CFP Board on Wednesday.

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  Top 10 Biggest 529 College Savings Plans: 2013

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 5, 2013

  Here are the 10 biggest 529 college savings plans by AUM, asset growth and market share, as compiled by the Financial Research Corp.

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  New Hire Roundup: Senate Finance Names Getz Tax Counsel

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 5, 2013

  This week in new hires, Kara Getz joined the Senate Finance Committee as tax counsel, and ICI named Michelle Mesack director of financial services policy.

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  SEC Enforcement: Oil Firm Busted for Bribing Iran Official; Goldman VP Settles Pay-to-Play Charge

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2013

  Among recent actions by the SEC were charges against a French oil and gas company for bribery and against a Dallas-based trader for front-running. Also, a former Goldman Sachs vice president agreed to settle earlier pay-to-play charges.

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  Investors Cap Aims to Double Advisor Sales

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 30, 2013

  The independent broker-dealer hosts a workshop led by a top producer to help its reps raise their yearly production.