Managing Broker-Dealer Relationships

Welcome to Bond Investment Mentor! This is a podcast dedicated to helping community financial institutions master the art of fixed-income investments.

In this episode:

• Monthly prepayment report update (3:13)
• Federal Reserve watch (5:14)
  • What’s the timeline for tapering and rates?
    • Article by Bill Dudley
  • Potential changes to Fed Board of Governors
  • Voting member rotation at Federal Open Market Committee
• Graduate School of Banking at Colorado programs (8:58)
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• Managing broker-dealer relationships (10:56)
  • How many brokers should you have?
  • Due diligence for new broker relationships
  • Broker Check report - download at BrokerCheck.finra.org
  • Managing existing broker relationships
• New resource!  Broker-dealer due diligence checklist (20:51)
  • Free download at BondInvestmentMentor.com/brokers

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