 The Wild Wild World of Wealth |
After years of fieldwork and painstaking observation—an anthropological journey unrivaled even by the likes of Charles Darwin—Acrimoney has finally completed the definitive guide to stockbrokers.
Today, we begin our presentation. This series, Top 10 Types of Stockbrokers, offers new insight into behavior found deep inside the mahogany bowels of private wealth management. We believe our ten stockbroker profiles are must-have tools for managing money.
These brokers are “ad men.” Forget about objectivity—they sell financial products manufactured by their firms and nothing else. It feels counter-intuitive, but you may want a ZOMBIE on your team. No matter how easy it is to bash Wall Street in the wake of 2008, many brokerage houses offer investments that are both outstanding and proprietary. If you make your own decisions about money and want the deal flow from a specific firm—Goldman Sachs for example—then a ZOMBIE will deliver the goods.
Check back tomorrow for the next installment of our ground-breaking research. Once the series is complete, we will post our complete white paper on the Top 10 Species of Stockbrokers.
[...] are jumping on the fiduciary-standard bandwagon. No offense, fellows. But it’s like telling stockbrokers, “Behave, boys and girls.” To the rank and file, advisers in the trenches, these [...]
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Jimmy Cusack is the tough kid from a blue-collar neighborhood who made good on Wall Street. Well, almost. After a sterling start to his career, things have soured. His hedge fund has collapsed. The bank is foreclosing on his condominium. And his wife is three months pregnant. That’s the good news.
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[...] are jumping on the fiduciary-standard bandwagon. No offense, fellows. But it’s like telling stockbrokers, “Behave, boys and girls.” To the rank and file, advisers in the trenches, these [...]