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What Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Told Investors

The Motley Fool

Jason Moser: I think it's with Goldman Sachs, Goldman is not the first bank I think that comes to people's minds when we think about consumer banking. Goldman, it's an investment bank. Jason Moser: Well, like I said, Goldman is an investment bank. What are they reacting to? I'm warming up to the guy.

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How to Evaluate a Firm Beyond the Obvious: A Framework for Advisors

Diamond Consultants

Common examples include referrals from the investment bank, CPAs, and commercial/retail banks. And while advisors are always looking for organic growth engines (prospecting, referrals from existing clients, etc.), many firms offer them additional avenues to turbocharge their efforts.

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The Perils of Letting the Tail Wag the Dog

Diamond Consultants

But on the other hand, if 20% of your book is plugged into the firm’s investment bank and non-portable, you may well decide it’s worth leaving that sleeve of business behind if need be because a change would be meaningfully better in other ways (including, presumably, the ability to grow and make up some or all of the lost revenue).

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Blunt, unfiltered truth about Indexed Universal Life

Sara Grillo

For those of you who are new to my blog, my name is Sara. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. The fair market value of the cap is what the carrier paid the investment bank to buy the 10% cap.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. For those of you who are new to my blog, my name is Sara. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. Scott Salaske of Firstmetric.

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Transcript: Aswath Damodaran

The Big Picture

You have a blog. And you could probably get that dressing in small pieces if you want because when I do my YouTube videos and blog posts, you’re essentially seeing things that will show up as riffs in my class. You can work for a bank. You can work for a consulting firm. You’re very active on Twitter.

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Meet Motley Fool Investing Analyst Asit Sharma

The Motley Fool

An investment house called PaineWebber, very old respected investment bank, which had grown to be one of the largest investment bank/brokerages in the country, had an opening for people with editing skills, communication skills to come in and edit their mutual fund newsletters.