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Brooke Southall

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Funds told they must play holistic role for investors

The Investment Company Institute has been told that it faces a historic challenge – and that’s before you…

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Pimco guru concedes December comment was mistimed

Bill Gross isn’t betting on deflation, but he’s hedging his bets. That marks a significant shift from the…

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What’s old (hat) could soon be new again

After three years of a market downturn, promoters of tech stocks and mutual funds are stirring to life…

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Schwab fund fees making few waves

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. will impose a new fee on its mutual fund transaction-fee platform this summer,…

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Has ambitious plans as an asset custodian

Wall Street is taking some revenge on discount brokers. Bear Stearns & Co. Inc. and Merrill Lynch &…

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Schwab wearing a new look

Last week, as Charles Schwab Corp. officially dispensed with its co-CEO designations for David S. Pottruck and Charles…

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Broker-dealer woos elite Bay Area stockbrokers

A San Francisco entrepreneur with a wirehouse pedigree wants to hire some old dogs and teach them new…

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Need CFP? Try your local bank

Banks have never competed successfully against wirehouses for the wallets of U.S. investors, but they are very good…

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401(k) bigs use advice to retain $

The Wal-Martization of delegated financial advice is here – and it could hurt planners and advisers. In the…

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Break points haul Schwab into court

Renowned class-action lawyers are using a consumer-friendly California statute to sue Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. for allegedly…