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Advent draws the ire of some advisers

Advent Software Inc. is making its customers angry again. The furor among many of the 90 independent financial…

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No easy fix as scandal tarnishes an industry

It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of the lawsuit Eliot L. Spitzer filed against four major financial companies;…

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Fast Track: He built it, now he sees to it that they will come

Matthew J. Matrisian built a custody platform for independent advisers at Raymond James Financial Services Inc. Now he’s…

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Financial Profiles finding that less is more

For Financial Profiles Inc. and its big insurance-centric broker-dealer customers, it was a matter of the technology getting…

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Omnibus plan makes iShares viable for 401(k)s

Advisers can cross one more excuse off the list of why they can’t manage 401(k) assets. That’s because…

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Schwab study states case for sole custody

With $250 billion under custody and the 5,800 financial advisers it calls its own, Charles Schwab & Co.

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As BGI bulks up, SPDR-man sharpens bite

Select Sector Standard & Poor’s depositary receipts have lost their commanding market leadership in sector exchange-traded funds over…

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Deflation scare is losing air

Fears of deflation have been deflated. Investors – virtually in a matter of weeks – have forgotten about…

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Wisconsin adviser takes on a new challenge

Vern Sumnicht is a one-man wrecking machine, according to those who know him best. He wears them out…

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Now they’re going to bat for investors

Financial planning is a frequent choice of professional athletes as a second career. But Bill North and John…