Wealth Management: The Best Commercial of All Time
Norb Vonnegut | March 3, 2010
The Perfect Husband
Hands down. This is the best ad I have ever seen for financial services.
Yikes.
Norb Vonnegut
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"My job is the occupation formerly known as 'stockbroker.' But it has been years since anyone called me that. Stockbroker sounds oily. Glengarry Glen Ross. The word makes clients twitch..."
- from TOP PRODUCER,
a Wall Street thriller
Computer Disaster Story
Norb Vonnegut | February 24, 2010
Mixing chocolate, coffee, and 50,000 cells of Excel generates an unfortunate outcome.
Stockbrokers—Three Steps To Build Trust*
Norb Vonnegut | February 19, 2010
Uneven regulation. Here’s what I don’t understand. For years, I worked for brokerage firms on Wall Street. I was subject to licensing and ongoing education. You could do a background check on me by going to FINRA’s website. Then, I joined a Registered Investment Adviser (“RIA”) and became a “fiduciary,” I think. I did the same job, but my licenses were no longer necessary. I disappeared on FINRA’s website, because the SEC monitors RIAs. But the SEC only provides information on companies, not individuals. It became more difficult to check me out because FINRA dropped my information two years later. What’s with that?
