Wachovia Securities

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  Fighting for His Clients

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  April 29, 2013

  Christopher L. Walker started out 19 years ago as a transactional wirehouse broker making a whopping 400 daily dials. Yet inside this conscientious cold-caller was a consultative, relationship-oriented financial advisor yearning to break free.

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  Raymond James Recruits Wells Fargo Mother-Daughter Team

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 7, 2013

  A Baltimore-based CFP team with $200 million in AUM and $2 million in annual production has jumped ship from Wells Fargo to join Raymond James’ IBD channel.

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  401(k) Fee Transparency: Best & Worst Providers

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  December 20, 2012

  Dalbar and Research magazine conducted an in-depth study of the new ERISA 408(b)(2) disclosure rule, providing rankings in key categories of big providers.

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  Hall of Fame Winners to Date

  By Editorial Staff  |  November 20, 2012

  The full listing of Research Hall of Fame winners.

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  New Hire Roundup: Wedbush Private Client Services Group Adds Wright

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 31, 2012

  Also this week in new hires, Lance Losey and Mary Welk joined Ascent Private Capital Management and Michael Millman joined The Private Client Reserve in San Francisco.

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  Mergers: A Tech Nightmare for Advisors

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  October 24, 2012

  No one presumes that technology integration between big financial services firms will be headache-free, but such unions can unleash tech fiascoes. At stake: advisor productivity and morale.

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  Raymond James Loses a $200M Rep, but Keeps 90% of MK Advisors

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2012

  One recruiter says he is quite "surprised" at the retention level given the competitive compensation environment. Private Client Group President Tash Elwyn was upbeat about the firm's retention efforts.

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  New Hire Roundup: Putnam Adds Three; Wagner Retires From BlackRock, Joins Board

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 27, 2012

  This week in new hires, David Scheetz, Edward Deeds and James Axford joined Putnam Investments; and Susan Wagner retired as vice chairwoman of BlackRock and was named to its board.

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  Branch Manager’s Cowboy Call: ‘Can You Ride for the Brand?’

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  June 27, 2012

  Hard-driving, competitive, goal-focused, Keith A. Vanderveen, president of the home region of Wells Fargo Advisors’ Private Client Group, does not mince words.

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  New Hire Roundup: TD Ameritrade Institutional Welcomes Gaze

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2012

  This week in new hires, Christine Gaze joined TD Ameritrade Institutional, Robert Bernstein went to Windham Capital and Raymond James confirmed the appointment of John Carson as president of its board.