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UBS Advisors: What to Know BEFORE You Sign ALFA

Diamond Consultants

An advisor could easily earn more for their book at day’s end if they have the appetite to go through a transition—either via a recruiting deal from another traditional firm or by creating a competitive bidding process and selling their book with capital gains treatment on the open market.

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Restrictive Covenants in Employment and Related Contracts

Ballast Advisors

It’s common for businesses to court talented executives with a variety of perks, including signing bonuses, stock options, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans to supplement regular pensions and retirement savings. Types of Restrictive Covenants .

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Satisfying an Advisor’s Quest for Independence as an Employee

Diamond Consultants

First, UBS left the Protocol for Broker Recruiting. Wells offered them the ability to have a unique brand on their website, a custom-built space, and demonstrated through the recruitment process that management could remove obstacles more easily than they experienced at UBS. But things started to change at the firm.