Bonuses Alive and Well for U.S. Brokers

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even as the financial crisis drives hundreds of thousands of bankers into the unemployment lines, there is a red- hot market for the folks who cater to the mom and pop investors - the retail broker.

Investment banks are slashing traders, underwriters and dealmakers as the toughest market in decades generates massive losses and erodes revenue. Yet many of these same firms are dangling big bonuses to lure brokers and expand a business viewed as a more reliable source of income.

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Bonuses Alive and Well for U.S. Brokers

Wall Street firms generate fees for managing assets, typically 2% of an individual's account assets, as well as commissions for stock and bond trades and increasingly fees from loans and other services. Brokerages hav...

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