Who Owns You?

Apr 29, 2013 | Wall Street Journal Column | 1 comment

Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal published my column about the pros and cons of registered investment advisers versus brokerage firms.

Here's a link to my column and a short clip of what I had to say:

Hang on. To paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of brokerages has been greatly exaggerated. While RIAs offer some benefits relative to the brokerage model, they're overrated.

 

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    Bill Michaels-81-VP of four WS firms as a broker-LOVED YOUR BOOK WE HAVE MUCH IN COMMON!-LUNCH ANYTIME1 . on 27 June, 2013 at 7:39 am

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