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13Sep
Six Recruiting Changes You Should Not Ignore
September 13, 2018 By Mindy Diamond We hear it from advisors all the time: “Things are far from perfect, but we’re…
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HighTower gets a new CEO, to be revealed later, as Elliot Weissbluth moves upstairs
September 13, 2018 Louis Diamond Quoted By Oisin Breen Elliot Weissbluth is the new chairman of HighTower Advisors, and the…
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How Raymond James is Knocking Recruitment Out of the Park
September 4, 2018 Howard Diamond Quoted By Miriam Rozen News surfaced recently that a New York-based team with four senior…
Read More27Aug
Are Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch Exploring a Broker Protocol 2.0?
August 27, 2018 Howard Diamond Quoted By Miriam Rozen For the majority of Peter Sargent’s 25-year financial advisory career, he has…
Read More20Aug
How HighTower’s executive shuffle, kicking CEO Elliot Weissbluth upstairs, opens door for new talent and paves way for Thomas Lee-fueled acquisitions splurge
August 20, 2018 Louis Diamond Quoted By Oisin Breen Elliot Weissbluth is the new chairman of HighTower Advisors, and the…
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Simpler Series 7s (and Fresh Industry Talent?) Are Almost Upon Us
August 20, 2018 Howard Diamond Quoted By Miriam Rozen In less than two months — on Oct.1 — when Finra is scheduled…
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At 34, and Top-Rated by Forbes, Merrill Advisor Forms His Own Wealth Firm
August 16, 2018 Mindy Diamond Mentioned By Jane Wollman Rusoff As a young Bank of America mortgage underwriter, Michael Henley…
Read More15Aug
After RIA private equity hot-shot Genstar’s $1.7 billion purchase of ugly duckling Cetera, Robert Moore plans to take on LPL–not with acquisitions, but a recruitment storm
August 15, 2018 Louis Diamond Quoted By Oisin Breen With Genstar's deep pockets backing him, Moore is ready to beat…
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Are high-end recruiting deals a relic of the old days?
August 13, 2018 Mindy Diamond Featured (podcast) By Lee Conrad Were 300% deals ever sustainable? What can advisors do today?…
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UBS Gives U.S. Wealth Managers Recruiting Pep Talk
August 14, 2018 Louis Diamond Quoted By Mason Braswell UBS Wealth Management USA, which has been on the sidelines of…
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