by Patrick M. Kelly | Apr 22, 2011 | Financial Advisors, Financial Services Industry, Merril Lynch
No one would debate the fact that Merrill Lynch went thru some tough times during the economic crisis. But Merrill’s Wealth Management took a survey of their clients over this past year and found that they continue to value their relationship with their financial...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Apr 5, 2011 | Financial Services Industry
Whatever the final SEC regulations are, it’s pretty well agreed that brokers will be operating under a more stringent fiduciary standard of care. Given that, there will follow a dramatic transition for brokers and firms who will have to jump on the band wagon and add...
by Patrick M. Kelly | Feb 14, 2011 | Economy, Financial Services Industry
The Dow Jones Industrial Average continues to rise slowly, as it has for the past two months. Although we have seen several instances of apparent recovery followed by another dip, we may be seeing the beginning of the end. As the White House reports unemployment rates...
