UBS Bucks Trend To Cut Dividends

While other banks are under pressure to cut their dividends, UBS surprised analysts and investors with their announcement that they would begin paying dividends again. (The last cash dividends were paid in 2006.) The announcement came at an investor event in New York last Thursday when UBS said it would cut investment bank risk-weighted assets [...]

What Are FA’s Trying to “Fix, Accomplish, and Avoid?”

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As a recruiter, I spend a lot of time on the phone with potential candidates who are seeking a career change, or thinking of going independent, or wanting to establish themselves with one of the wirehouses. Before we agree to meet, there is certain criterion that needs to be established. As any successful Financial Advisor [...]