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National Planning Holdings Posts Record Growth in '07

National Planning Holdings, Inc., the nation's seventh-largest independent broker-dealer network, said today it boosted sales by 20.5% in 2007, to more than $14...

Sign Of The Times: New Millionaire Growth Slows

   It's hardly a national tragedy, but the number of new millionaires produced in the U.S...

Lord Abbett Seeks Larger Presence With Broker-Dealers

   Investment manager Lord Abbett is expanding its reach within the broker-dealer space by increasing the number of wholesalers serving this market. The Jersey City, N.J...

Record Growth For Fidelity Advisor's 401(k) Business

   Assets in the Fidelity Advisor 401(k) platform leaped 26% in 2007, to $21.1 billion. The number of new plans that were funded jumped 21%, to a record-high of 516 plans...

SEC, FINRA Announce Schedule For Regional CCOutreach BD Seminars

   The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have announced the dates and have begun registration for the 14 regional CCOutreach...

TD Ameritrade Launches New Managed Accounts Platform

TD Ameritrade has teamed up with FundQuest to offer a new managed account platform to independent registered investment advisors...

SEC Charges TV Infomercial Pair In Investor Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud charges against two people who bilked millions of dollars from investors-particularly seniors-by hawking a get-rich-quick stock...

Mass Resignation At CFP Board Unit

Five of the nine board members on the CFP Board's Discipline and Ethics Commission (DEC) resigned in protest early Saturday evening after they were informed of changes to longstanding DEC...

Fidelity Expands Practice Management Program

   Fidelity Investments this week introduced a consulting platform and an online marketplace service as enhancements to its practice management program for registered investment...

Actively-Engaged Clients Are Happier Clients

   Better client relationships-and more referrals as a result-can be achieved by financial advisors who actively engage their clients in the investment advice process, says a survey...

Independent Advisor Optimism Down

Financial advisors aren't an optimistic lot these days, according to Schwab Institutional's semi-annual survey of independent registered investment advisors...

A Really Bad Day For Citi

Citigroup shares sank 5% as of early afternoon today, in part due to Merrill Lynch cutting its 2008 earnings estimates for the troubled financial company...

Shareholders Service Group To Acquire EAInvest Securities

Shareholders Service Group (SSG), a brokerage and custodian firm for independent registered investment advisors, today announced it signed an agreement to buy the brokerage business of EAInvest...

A Look at Separately Managed Account Performance

Separately Managed Account Survey March 2008 Financial Advisor Magazine

FPA Accepting Nominations for 2009 Board of Directors

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) is now accepting nominations for its 2009 Board of Directors...

How To Boost Profits By 30 Percent

   A report released yesterday by the Financial Planning Association found common traits among the most profitable advisory firms-namely, the most efficient practices operate with...

Boomers Confused About Medicare, Health Insurance Options

   The oldest baby boomers turn 62 this year and can start collecting Social Security benefits, but many aren't sure what benefits await them or how they work...

Vanguard Modifies Management Teams At Several Funds

Vanguard today said it changed the investment advisory teams at some of its stock funds. M&G Investment Management Limited was added to the advisory team of the $18...

Novak Named COO At Pershing Advisor Solutions

Pershing Advisor Solutions appointed Karen Novak as chief operating officer. She replaces John Iachello, who retired at the end of last year...