A few things I learned about the Raymond James RIA effort in an NYC sit-down with Bill Van Law
The St. Petersburg, Fla. company's appraoch to the RIA business will be to do more for bigger RIAs that hunger for fuller custody service
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The St. Petersburg, Fla. company's appraoch to the RIA business will be to do more for bigger RIAs that hunger for fuller custody service
The big Florida custodian and broker is finally holding itself accountable to a stiff target -- doubling to $16 billion in two years -- as it buys up expensive talent while cutting prices
The CEO believes a 20-year war may yet be won
Mark Casady's explanation is hard to swallow for Danny Sarch, Mindy Diamond; Bettinger inveighs against 'rat trap' of checkbook recruiting; Ryan Shanks says advisors are "numb to the chaos"
At the broker's annual event in Dallas, two advisors told their stories with generous details
The custodian hopes its keep-all-the-gravy pay scheme will keep its own advisors from defecting and win would-be RIAs
Alan Greenspan jumped in on the mea-culpa-fest that included bracingly frank comments from a top Pimco official
It started as 25 people with notepads and Southern accents surrounding the Royal Alliance-using Miami--based advisor principals
The big Newport Beach, Calif.-based RIA and consolidator is putting big dollars toward turning existing offices into marketing and recruiting machines
The breakaway movement still depends more on Wall Street's moves than Main Street's moxie
The two firms ranked one and two for independent advisor satisfaction among financial investment firms; Schwab is third in the employee-advisor category
Calling the RIA business a 'strategic imperative', Chet Helck is making Bill Van Law the founding president of the RJ investment advisors division
Five are joining RJ from a Buffalo, NY B-D that is closing its doors after 80 years
Scott Curtis' background includes GE Financial, Raymond James and life as the son of a Dartmouth coach
RBC, LPL, TCoA, Scottrade and National Advisors Trust are all pushing to gain the critical mass to get past also-ran status
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