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Custodian/Fee-Only

March 2010 issue
Frontline News

Friday, 29 January 2010
Independent advisory firms are winning new employees from Wall Street wirehouses: experienced brokers who like the RIA model but don't want to run a business.

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Goldman To Leave Fidelity

Wednesday, 27 January 2010
Charles Goldman, who joined Fidelity about a year ago after leaving arch rival Schwab Institutional, is leaving the company at the end of March, according to a company spokesman.

Schwab Helps More Brokers Go Independent

Monday, 25 January 2010
Schwab announced today that it helped a record number of brokers go independent in 2009.

Fidelity Recruits 191 Brokers In '09

Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Apparently benefiting from Wall Street’s troubles, Fidelity Investments said today it helped a record number of brokers go independent in 2009.

Many Advisors Not Subject To Audits

Tuesday, 05 January 2010
A new rule requiring some RIAs to undergo annual surprise audits may help stem the kind of malfeasance con artist Bernard Madoff has come to represent. But many RIAs won't be subject to them.

Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit Brought Against Schwab

Wednesday, 16 December 2009
A class-action lawsuit in South Carolina alleges that Charles Schwab & Co. is liable for its role in a Ponzi scheme because it was the broker-dealer for the victims of the scheme.

Citi Soon Moving Advisors To Fee Model

Tuesday, 08 December 2009
The change in strategy for Citigroup Inc.'s wealth management group will start to get reflected in advisors' paychecks next month.

Extending Fiduciary Standards Is No Panacea

Monday, 07 December 2009
Headhunter Danny Sarch has a simple reminder for those who want to make brokers adhere to fiduciary standards of service for the sake of protecting consumers. "Madoff was an RIA," he said.

Bridging The Chasm To Independence

By Edward K. Riley - Friday, 04 December 2009
Why affiliating with a broker-dealer makes sense for some advisors who want to go independent.

Teams Complicate, Facilitate Broker Moves

Wednesday, 02 December 2009
The team structure is nothing new to Wall Street brokerages. Nor is the idea that it can make it harder for restless advisors to break away, and take clients with them.

Frontline News

December 2009 issue

Awareness Fuels Interest In Independence

Saturday, 21 November 2009
Educating brokers about the independentfinancial advisor model may be the key to growth for custodians, who safeguardclient assets for independent advisors.

Schwab Adds More Breakaway Brokers

Thursday, 05 November 2009
Charles Schwab added 126 new breakaway brokers by the end of the third quarter.

Schwab To Unveil Eight Commission-Free ETFs

Monday, 02 November 2009
In a move that could change the competitive dynamics of the ETF universe, Charles Schwab is introducing eight new ETFs with razor-thin expense ratios and commission-free trading.

Baird Hires Ex-Morgan Stanley Officer

Monday, 02 November 2009
Denise Wypiszenski, formerly chief operating officer for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's western U.S. region, has joined Baird as COO of its wealth management group.

Frontline News

November 2009 issue
Frontline News

Investors Still Favor Equities, Study Says

Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Investors are not as afraid of keeping their money in the stock market as might be expected, even after last year’s disastrous market collapse, says a new survey by Vanguard.

Schwab: Advisors In Motion

Friday, 16 October 2009
A trifecta of statistics from Charles Schwab shows that the market remains fluid for advisors on the move when it comes to changing channels, M&A activity and management buybacks of advisory firms.

Schwab Eliminates Fees On Advisor Database

Friday, 18 September 2009
Schwab Advisor Services is eliminating fees on a database that helps advisors sell and buy other firms, a move that's part of a broader effort to enhance services for independents.


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