Advisor Business

Religious-Themed "Hedge Fund" Gets Shut Down In Beverly Hills

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A federal judge has given the SEC emergency powers to shut down a "hedge fund" that used aggressive religious messaging in its early sales campaign.

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Madoff Trustee Addressed Accusations Of Inefficiency -- A Month In Advance

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Even though members of Congress have publicly worried that the cost of unwinding the Madoff estate would bankrupt SIPC, the trustee seems to have it under control.

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LPL Buys Major UMA Integrator Concord Wealth Management

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LPL has followed through with promises to make more acquisitions, but the latest purchase is a surprise to just about everyone.

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Can All The Ambitious Recruiting Plans Succeed?

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The only way that all the firms aggressively recruiting out there can meet their targets is if they find a better way to keep the reps they already have from leaving. 

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Advisors Less Than Convinced That Obama Policies Have Led The U.S. Out Of Recession

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Given the choice of saying whether President Obama has been better for the domestic or the global economy, the vast majority of advisors say "neither."

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