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James B. Arndorfer

InvestmentNews reporter covering the banking industry as well as Midwestern financial planners, money managers and mutual fund companies.

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ON NEW ISSUES UNDERWRITERS’ EXPERTS CALLED POLLYANALYSTS: IPOBJECTIVITY IN SHORT SUPPLY

Ponying up for a newly issued stock because an analyst for the underwriter says so can cost investors…

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COULD CHALLENGE SCHWAB: SOFTWARE TO CUT ADVISERS’ CHAINS

Two technology companies are readying an Internet-based service geared to help financial advisers save mouseclicks and money when…

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MORNINGSTAR TAKES STOCK OF ABCS –AND DEFS — IN NEW EQUITY RATINGS; BUT NO STARS, PLEASE, THEY’RE JUST FOR FUNDS

Stocks are going to get the Morningstar Inc. treatment starting next quarter. The Chicago-based rating service in July…

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HOW TO DEAL WITH INDEXING: GRUMBLE

While plenty of hotshot mutual fund managers spoke at the recent Morningstar Inc. conference, none was talked about…

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TWO MORE FUND COMPANIES SEE ADVISORS AS MEAT AND POTATOES: DIRECT-SALES INVESCO, INSTITUTIONAL DRESDNER NOW TARGET PLANNERS

Invesco Funds Group Inc. and Dresdner RCM Global Investors are the latest mutual fund companies to reach out…

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DATALYNX, FIDELITY GET EVEN TOUGHER; TIMER MANAGEMENT: FUND MARTS DUMP ICE ON ‘HOT MONEY’

Mutual fund supermarkets are cracking down even harder against market timers to placate fund companies angered by advisers…

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MORNINGSTAR WANTS TO RATE MUTUAL FUND COMPANIES IS IT 4 OR 5 STARS FOR FIDO? SALES IMPACT MAY BE HUGE

No longer content merely to rate mutual funds, Morningstar Inc. plans to start grading the companies that make…

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SMALL BANKS PUSH SMALL TAX CUT: SEE INTEREST EXEMPTION AS TRIPLE-PLAY BENEFIT

The small-bank lobby wants Congress to help boost the national savings rate by excluding from taxation the first…

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FIRST UNION GIVES EVEREN HOME BASE AND TOP POST, LITTLE ELSE: BANK TO PUT WHEAT FIRST STAMP ON BROKERAGE BUY

First Union Corp. plans to move its retail brokerage headquarters to Chicago when the $1.1 billion deal for…

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SUE STEVENS: AIMING AT HIGH NOTE FOR ADVISERS

Cellist-turned-financial adviser Sue Stevens has long trusted her muse to guide her through diverse career moves. Her latest…