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OneSource fee hike stirs critics

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.’s decision to hike the annual fees it charges mutual funds to sell through…

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Mutual fund cooperative helps firm win new clients

An Alabama asset manager that once sheltered client funds by investing in oil wells and thoroughbred horses is…

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Short Interests: Extending a hand to military personnel

An independent investment planning firm in Boca Raton, Fla., earlier this month sent what was supposed to be a not-too-significant press release to the local newspapers.

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Waterhouse to compete against its own advisers

In a move sure to rock the industry, TD Waterhouse Group Inc. will soon start competing with independent…

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Wanted: 401(k) advisers

The demand for retail financial advisers to become pension consultants is rising, a new study shows. The use…

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Conference Call: Waterhouse puts a happy face on ‘crappy’ economy

Frank J. Petrilli, chief executive of TD Waterhouse USA, joked that Waterhouse has long been referred to internally…

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Schwab: Bulk up or pay up

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. will levy a $1,200 quarterly charge on all advisers keeping less than $10…

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Advent takes on StatementOne for broker biz

Advent Software Inc. is muscling in on the broker-dealer market with a vengeance. But relative upstart StatementOne Inc.,…

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Fund gets love from advisers, if not investors

The American Century Target Maturities Trust 2025 Portfolio (BTTRX) has had a strange couple of years, but a…

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Fidelity honcho plans to focus firm inward

A new sheriff is taking over at Fidelity Brokerage Co. but don’t expect to see financial advisers heading…