http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com Rick Peterson & Associates Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:06:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wall Street "Recruiters Rondtable 2010: The Hire Powers Speak Out." January, 2010Recruiting deals will probably remain strong in 2010. Registered Rep "Life After Branch Management" January, 2010Branch Managers should keep and build their books as a means of self defence.View full article… Registered Rep "Wirehouse Switching Slows" January, 2010Movement of wirehouse ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/46 Financial Planning "UBS Recruiting Deal Doesn’t Match Rivals.quot;December 16, 2009The UBS recruiting deal appears to be about 50% short of their major competitors which may not be adequate, given all the bad press.View full article… On Wall Street "UBS’ Deal: Too Little, Too Late?" December 11, 2009UBS’ “Growth Plus” plan at ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/45 Investment News "Stanford Financial expanding despite contracting economy."December 15, 2008Stanford Group continues expanding during the downturn. Investment News "Recruitment deals slim down."November 17-20, 2008Deals have peaked as brokers are taken out of the market by retention deals or having already moved. Dow Jones Newswires "UBS Wealth Management US Hires Merrill Brokers."November 14, ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/44 Investment News "Brokerage turmoil hits reps in pocketbook."November 12-16, 2007As brokerage firms’ stock pricees decline some brokers are looking to rebuild personal net worth. Wall Street Letter "Wachovia Heads for Greener Pastures." October 22, 2007Wachovia plans to double Wealth Management within three years. Investment News "Wachovia -Edwards deal seen as balancing act." ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/11 Investment News "Smith Barney to slice rep pay.." December 11, 2006Smith Barney’s cuts are expected to impact mid to lower producers most. Investment News "Smith Barney struggles to keep assets, brokers from defecting." October 30, 2006 Burdensome compliance procedures may be the cause of broker defections and sluggish asset growth. Dow Jones Newswires ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/10 Rick Peterson & Associates (RPA) is a 28-year-old national firm headquartered in Houston, TX. The firm specializes in executive recruiting for the brokerage industry. Some of the staff focuses on branch and sales management searches, others on management trainees, but the bulk of all activity is concentrated on brokers. Rick Peterson ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/1 Dow Jones Newswires "Wachovia Securities 2006 Pay Plan Irks Some Top Brokers" December 14, 2005 Addresses pros and cons of the new Wachovia compensation plan. Dow Jones Newswires "Oppenheimer Snags $2.8 Million Mid-Market Broker" December 2, 2005 Discusses a new hire (Russ Allison) at Oppenheimer, Los Angeles, and the favorable climate at Oppenheimer ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/9 Private Asset Management. “OpCo Rejuvenated” December 6, 2004 Oppenheimer & Co. has made a number of high profile hires this year indicating they have overcome any initial problems resulting from purchase by Fahnestock & Co. over a year ago. Rick Wisely and David Tufts, the OpCo managers in Los ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/8 Our firm continues to be quoted frequently in the major financial publications (e.g.: The Wall Street Journal, Registered Rep, On Wall Street, The Wall Street Letter and Securities Week). Unfortunately, many of them no longer allow free access via hot links so you would be unable to hop ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/7 On Wall Street. “The Growing Unease” October, 2002. Research Magazine. October, 2002. This is one the most fertile times in recent years for a good hard-working broker to build a business. Investors are more willing than ever to switch firms and brokers are capitalizing by either going after ... http://www.rickpetersonassociates.com/6