Scott Smith

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  On Dodd-Frank’s 2nd Birthday, Should Investors Celebrate?

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  July 20, 2012

  Individual investors have not witnessed dramatic regulatory changes favoring investors over the past two years, but they seem to be voting with their assets, moving them more toward fiduciary advisors.

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  Indie Broker-Dealers Face Struggle to Survive: Cerulli

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2012

  The things that advisors love about independent broker-dealers also give rise to the problems that make survival difficult in the channel, according to a Cerulli report.

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  New Hire Roundup: Lynch Joins ByAllAccounts Board; Mariner Names Greiner CIO

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2012

  This week in new hires, Matt Lynch joined ByAllAccounts’ board of directors; William Greiner became CIO at Mariner Wealth Advisors and FactRight brought in Scott Smith and Chris Bove.

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  Advisors Mistakenly Self-Identify as Financial Planners: Cerulli

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 19, 2012

  Most advisors see themselves as financial planners, when the services they provide fall more into the investment planning category instead, a Cerulli survey finds.

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  Spectrem Identifies Rollover Opportunities

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 1, 2011

  The amount of assets available for rollover increased 23% between 2007 and 2011, despite the financial crisis in 2008, a report by Spectrem Group found.

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  Wirehouses to Lose 8% in Market Share, Average AUM Up 10%: Cerulli

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 28, 2011

  Cerulli reports that wirehouse broker-dealers had 43% of industry assets in 2010, an estimated 40% today and an expected 35% by 2013 – representing an 8% decline.

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  Growth of ETFs Cuts Into Advisor Use of Outside Asset Managers: Cerulli

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 6, 2011

  A new report by Cerulli Associates has found that advisors are using fewer asset managers in their practices—with the growth of ETFs contributing to this trend.

• Over Half of Advisors Are Now Fee-Based: Cerulli

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2011

  Advisors continue marching toward a fee-based business model.

• $800 Billion to Move, According to Cerulli

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2009

  Wirehouses are set to lose the most clients, while RIAs and dually registered advisors will be the greatest recipients, according to the research firm's latest...

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  Advisors, Assets in Motion

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 22, 2009

  After the financial turmoil of 2008, the consultancy Cerulli predicts more than $800 billion will be transferred between distributors in 2009 as a result of advisors changing firms.