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Smiling Through the Pain
Feb 01, 2005
If Edward Jones reps are dismayed by the firm's record-setting SEC fine and the subsequent dismissal of their managing partner, Doug Hill, they're doing a good job of covering up. They've told us not to be alarmed or...
MetLife Buys Citigroup’s Insurance Arm
Feb 01, 2005
Citigroup’s decision to sell its Travelers Life & Annuity Arm to MetLife for an estimated $11.5 billion could be a sign of things to come in the financial advisory business.
On the Financial Gridiron
Feb 01, 2005
Two years into his career as a fullback with the Miami Dolphins, Rob Konrad was in the locker room after practice when a teammate, a fellow young player, started talking about some of his Konrad, who had majored in...
A.G. Edwards Offering Courses for College Credit
Jan 21, 2005
A.G. Edwards is not the first brokerage firm to encourage its brokers to continue their education, but the firm has come up with a novel twist: Its education program now serves as college credit.
Bob Doll Predicts ‘Muddle-Through’ 2005
Jan 12, 2005
In his annual economic predictions last year, Bob Doll, president and chief investment officer of Merrill Lynch Investment Management hit .700. If he is anywhere near as accurate for 2005, we’re in for a rocky...
Brokerages Respond to Tsunami Tragedy
Jan 04, 2005
As Americans donate to tsunami disaster-relief efforts, the brokerage industry is chipping in as well. According to the SIA, there is no organized, industrywide effort to raise relief funds, but individual firms are...
529 Plans in the Crosshairs
Jan 01, 2005
To virtually no one's surprise, regulators have begun scrutinizing how 529 plans are peddled. In December, the SEC and NASD sent a letter of inquiry to Edward Jones and American Funds, requesting information on how...
Not in New York, New York
Jan 01, 2005
Morgan Stanley was hit recently with a suit involving investors from Idaho and New Hampshire, who called into question a Morgan requirement that all arbitration disputes be settled under New York law. Though no other...
Trinkets and Trash
Jan 01, 2005
An A.G. Edwards rep sat down at his desk last November to a huge pile of mail. The usual assortment of bills, junk mail and account statements awaited him, but so did something else: a sponge. Specifically, a sponge...
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