Headhunters Eager To Rescue Brokers Who Abandon Ship: Pay Cut, Up To 1 in 5

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Brokers at most major firms will see little change in how they're paid this year. Brokers at Merrill Lynch and PaineWebber, though, have new compensation plans that deliver a strong message: Adapt to fee-based business or die.Merrill reps in 1999 will receive bonuses mainly for how well they pour assets of high-net-worth households into a defined set of products and services. According to compensation
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