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May 7, 2012

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The Little Discount Brokerage That Could

It’s likely you haven’t heard of Scottrade’s advisor platform – but if current growth rates continue, you will....More
Jan. 25, 2012

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RIA RISING: Advisors’ Hand Seen in Bigger Gifts To Fidelity Charitable

Contributions to Fidelity Charitable, the custodian and discount brokerage’s donor advised fund, hit a record of nearly $2.9 billion last year, the fund says. And the influence of financial advisors in managing their clients’ money appears to be making itself felt as well;...More
Dec. 8, 2011

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Fidelity’s Upgrade of myStreetscape Includes Mobile Functions

Financial advisors who custody and clear with Fidelity Investments’ National Financial expect their telephones to start ringing more often in the weeks and months ahead....More
Nov. 1, 2011

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RIA Recruiters' Notebook

Three RIA custodians talk about who they're recruiting and how they're attracting recruits....More
Jul. 26, 2011

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Online Brokerages Still Grabbing Market Share From Wirehouses

New research from Aite Group shows that the online brokerages continue to take market share of wealth management assets from the wirehouse firms—something that surprised Aite Group analysts....More
Jul. 22, 2011

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RIA assets seen as key to Schwab, TD Ameritrade

Asset growth at Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade Holding, fueled in part by the RIA custody businesses of both firms, was a bright spot in this week's earnings reports, while trading revenue took a big hit. Both firms reported higher asset-based revenue as they brought on more financial advisors as well as retail investors in the three months ended June 30....More
May 4, 2011

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Complex Assets Find a Place in HNW Donor Strategies

Affluent households with philanthropic inclinations are giving more than just cash these days. Officials at the two top donor advised funds in the United States, at Fidelity Investments and Schwab Charitable, say that complex assets are making their way into their coffers....More
Apr. 1, 2011

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The Myth of the Vanishing Advisor

The average financial advisor is in his 50s and mulling retirement. The total number of advisors in the industry has been flat for years and is expected to decline in coming years. These facts are constantly trotted out as proof that a talent crunch is at hand in the industry. But in fact, it may be no big deal....More
Feb. 22, 2011

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Fidelity Launches Its First Mobile App For Advisors

Advisors who hopscotch across their territories visiting clients now have mobile access to client files and financials on their iPhones (Nasaq: AAPL) — at least those who custody with Fidelity....More
Jan. 28, 2011

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Fidelity: As Dust Settles, Larger Teams Breaking Away

While the number of advisors shifting to independent business models slowed somewhat last year from 2009, the size of those breakaways making the move is growing, says Fidelity Investments. It’s not a new trend for the No. 2 RIA custodian. Fidelity has been seeing larger teams joining for many months now....More
Nov. 30, 2010

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Report: Merrill Edge Threatens Online and Regional Brokers, Not Its Own FAs

Merrill Edge is a serious challenge to the online brokerage powerhouses such as Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments, as well as to independent and regional broker dealers, according to a new report from Aite Group. The report also suggests that online do-it-yourself offerings can help a retail financial advisor, rather than hinder him....More
Nov. 9, 2010

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Feeling Poorer, HNW Gifting Dropped in 2009: Survey Says

Bah, humbug. The latest study of charitable giving among America’s high-net-worth households shows a marked decline in generosity, according to a 2010 Bank of America Merrill Lynch report....More
Oct. 25, 2010

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Fidelity Targets RIAs with UHNW Clients

In an effort to attract more financial advisors who have--or would like to have--ultra-high net worth clients, Fidelity Investments is offering them the same high-end services it offers to family offices....More
Oct. 15, 2010

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Fewer, But Bigger Breakaway Brokers Joining RIAs

James Gorman and Sallie Krawcheck said it would be so. With markets stabilizing and bank-brokerage merger integrations progressing, fewer brokers are fleeing the big Wall Street wirehouse firms for the RIAs and independent b/ds in 2010. But those who are leaving tend to have more assets to drag with them....More
Sep. 1, 2010

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Outgrowing The Series 7

When the 7 becomes more of a burden than a benefit....More
Aug. 23, 2010

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Fidelity: More Investors Raiding Their 401(k)s

Double-dipping doesn’t just refer to the threat of a new recession this year. Fidelity Investments says the number of loans and hardship withdrawals from 401(k)s is on the rise....More
Aug. 10, 2010

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Aug. 1, 2010

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Ten to Watch 2010: The New Custodian

Michael Kavanagh, Chief administrative officer, head of Independent Business Channels at RBC Wealth Management...More
Jun. 25, 2010

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Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform

Considered by some to be a latecomer to the ETF party, Vanguard yesterday beefed up its exchange traded fund and mutual fund offerings. In keeping with its philosophy of shaving costs for investors, the expense ratio on the 500 Index Fund ETF is a niggling 0.06 percent....More
Feb. 2, 2010

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Fidelity Makes Trade Pricing Uniform For RIA And Retail Clients

Fidelity announced the latest in a series of price cuts Tuesday. But the move has less to do with an ongoing price war between itself and Schwab than with the firm’s decision to eliminate discrepancies between pricing offered to its RIA clients and to its retail clients....More
Jan. 27, 2010

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Two Key Execs Depart Fidelity

Charles Goldman, the president who oversaw Fidelity Investments’ services for financial advisors, will leave at the end of March, the second top manager in a week to depart from the mutual fund giant. Also exiting Fidelity is the company’s President Rodger Lawson, the number two executive under Chairman and CEO Edward “Ned,” Johnson. Lawson leaves at the end of March as well....More
Jan. 21, 2010

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Fidelity Cedes Top “Distributor” Spot to Schwab In Client Survey

Affluent investors rated Charles Schwab the number one “distributor” or brokerage firm, bumping Fidelity into second place, according to Cogent Research’s recently released 2010 Investor Brandscape report....More
Oct. 22, 2009

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Fidelity Expands International, Forex Investment Options

Fidelity announced a new and improved online trading platform today, significantly expanding its international and foreign currency investment capabilities for financial advisors, broker-dealers and retail investors. With U.S. long-term growth forecasts looking slim compared to other developed markets and some emerging economies, the timing of the release is certainly no coincidence....More
Aug. 10, 2009

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Financial Infidelity

In today’s Investor’s Business Daily, Paul Katzeff quotes a psychiatrist as saying, “Cheating with money is a form of infidelity. … It can be even more devastating than sexual infidelity.”...More
Feb. 27, 2009

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Fidelity eblast

From: Registered Rep. and Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 10:05 AM Subject: Becoming an RIA? Fidelity Investments Invites ......More