Articles tagged "Finetooth Consulting"
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LPL Financial pulls pricing lever after Bill Hamm moves to yank $12 billion and 500 advisors off the IBD's line
The CEO of Independent Financial Partners will take 12 months move the asset trove to his own broker-dealer giving LPL time to woo reps looking for the door
May 3, 2018 at 10:01 PM
Capital One flunks 'RIA' bid with stunning rapidity but gets an A for 'failing fast'
The McClean, Va.-based credit card company bought advisory firms, put a head-hunted Wells Fargo big shot in charge, hit the $10-billion mark -- then got the hell out
April 18, 2018 at 8:56 PM
LPL Financial's tack to roll-up mode -- complete with trash-talking its sweet terms -- may send its rep count sailing past Morgan and Merrill
CEO Dan Arnold's pivot away from seller's market in reps to buyer's market in scooping up rivals on the cheap is an experiment that could work
August 18, 2017 at 6:41 PM
Chip Roame crosses Bay to proclaim bright future for classic RIAs -- and says a certain wirehouse will go fee-only to become the largest RIA -- at Laser App event
CEO Dan Arnold's pivot away from seller's market in reps to buyer's market in scooping up rivals on the cheap is an experiment that could work
August 17, 2017 at 6:36 PM
FiNet welcomes six wirehouse defectors at the apex of a withering Wells Fargo bank scandal that 'has legs'
Wells Fargo Advisors and FiNet ADVs warn of some cross-selling as RIAs eye Wells Fargo to see if the only wirehouse attempt to support independents will succeed, fail or end in confusion
September 29, 2016 at 7:15 PM
Why Lightyear's purchase of AIG Advisor Group isn't a Cetera-type fixer-upper case and how Donald Marron will respond accordingly
The New York-based private equity firm picked up ING's brokers in 2009 for a song after market meltdown but AIG networks has intangible value as a survivor
January 26, 2016 at 8:47 PM
Scrutinizing -- and celebrating -- Schwab's plan to build 150 branches, at $1 million per throw, and people them with thousands of home-grown advisor talents
The renaissance involves minting advisors as Schwab's retail chief Teri Kallsen offers up a bold vision of bigger, better branches
September 16, 2015 at 6:49 PM
The odd case of MetLife's claim that it's being bullied by LPL
The $60 billion market-cap insurer alleges LPL was underhanded in luring away 60 employees -- but thousands have already left its broker-dealer without LPL's help
August 18, 2015 at 5:07 PM
How LPL used its RIA love and long OSJ leash to lure Wells Fargo's $550-million FiNet team in Louisiana
The giant IBD showed its RIA side and its ability to oversee the launching of an OSJ model
November 19, 2014 at 10:48 PM
The backstory of how a Merrill UHNW team found love in the time of U-5 -- but not with an RIA
Recruiters are still a little baffled as to why the $2.5-billion firm skipped a chance to go independent with a 'compelling story' but chose the comfort of the familiar business model -- and an office of their own
October 23, 2014 at 6:53 PM
Ryan Marcus leaves RBC Advisor Services as clients and recruiters openly speculate that his drive was mismatched with his giant employer's bankerly ways
Despite a string of high-profile departures, RBC's US brokerage subsidiary is determined to keep a hand in the RIA custody business
August 6, 2014 at 12:38 PM
The perplexing case of Wells Fargo's non-wirehouse advisors: A blueprint for Merrill, UBS and Morgan or a cheap lesson in what not to do
The good news is that FiNet is the fastest growing channel at Wells Fargo; the bad news is that its brand and compliance can be hindrances
July 29, 2014 at 9:14 PM
How Steve Foldes merged his $600-million RIA with mentor (and former advisor) Harold Evensky creating a $1.5 billion Florida behemoth
The former sandal magnate got rich at 35, became an Evensky client, a rival and now a partner
June 19, 2014 at 4:34 PM
Victor Fetter turns his guns on LPL's thorniest software challenge -- 21st century performance reporting
The former Dell guru eschews a best-of-breed strategy as his firm plays a game of catch-up under a big tent
April 21, 2014 at 3:36 AM
Fidelity Institutional bags Pershing's RIA sales chief and gives him a lesser title
The prize is Tom Valverde who Pershing replaces with Ben Harrison
