May 1, 2010
Cover Story
Paying It Back
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David A. Geracioti
This year Registered Rep. celebrates its 30th annual Outstanding Advisor Awards. Our winners are as highly dedicated to their philanthropic projects as they are helping people with their personal financial lives. Most of them give extensively both of their time and their money to causes they care about. ...
Outstanding Advisor Debra K. Brede
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Jerry Gleeson
Rebuilding children's lives....
Outstanding Advisor Steven Michael Lear
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Kristen French
The full time philanthropist....
Outstanding Advisor James W. Mabie
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David A. Geracioti
Patron of the arts....
Outstanding Advisor Linda Stirling
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Halah Touryalai
Help for grieving mothers....
Features
Playing it Safe With Annuities
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Jerry Gleeson
Often criticized for their high fees and their complexities, annuities are drawing renewed interest from investors who want security in the wake of the recent financial collapse....
Is UBS Turning Around?
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Aidan Byrne
UBS's American brokerage unit was hemorrhaging client assets and FAs. Then came Bob. ...
Identity Crisis
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Amy Glynn
New 401(k) advice rules are long overdue, but coming. In the meantime, retirement plan advisors may have to do some soul searching. Do you want to be a fiduciary? ...
Investing
Got the Large Blend Indexing Blues?
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Stan Luxenberg
There is a strong case for using top active funds. Some of the best large blend managers take less risk than the benchmark....
China Bulls
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Nate Wendler
Despite a despotic regime and a big stock market gain last year, bulls are running rampant....
The Practice
Qualities Affluent Investors Seek In You
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Matt Oechsli
Today's affluent investor does not like sales people. Advisors need to change their game to meet a new set of norms. ...
Pay It Down Slowly, Part II
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Kevin McKinley
Betting the house on higher interest rates....
Opinion
Edit Letter May 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David A. Geracioti
Even financial advisors don't trust financial companies....
The Psychology of Success
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Dr. Alden Cass
Get to know your blind spots and try to remedy them and you will thrive....
Of Myths and Moving Part III
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Mindy Diamond
What not to believe when you're considering switching firms....
Street Legal: FINRA Honor and Principle
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Bill Singer
Why is the regulator always Gone Fishin' when it comes to employee rights?...
Index May 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, compiled By John Kador
Registered Rep. readers do it by the numbers....
Contributors May 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
REPorts
RIA M&A Pops
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Halah Touryalai
Mergers and acquisitions might be crawling back to the top of RIA principals' to-do lists this year as the first quarter's numbers show record activity....
Trust Deficit
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By David A. Geracioti
Even advisors don't trust financial companies. ...
Cold Call: Wayne Warner
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Christina Mucciolo
Wayne Warner, founder of Wayne Warner & Associates, an LPL firm in Fallbrook, California....
ETFs Overheating
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Christina Mucciolo
According to Bespoke Investment Group, only one or two of the hundreds of key ETFs it tracks typically trade at more than 10 percent above their moving average. ...
Blotter May 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Christina Mucciolo
Comings & Goings May 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Halah Touryalai
Down On Dimon
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Christina Mucciolo
More than 800 Syracuse University students and alumni signed an online petition to disinvite Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase chairman and chief executive officer, from delivering his scheduled 2010 commencement speech. ...
Back in the Black
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Christina Mucciolo
U.S. corporate profits jumped 30.6 percent in the fourth quarter versus the previous year, primarily driven by the financial sector, which accounted for 85 percent of that increase....
