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Steve Daniels

A native of Wilmette, Steve is a graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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MAYBE WE CAN JUST CALL THEM PHEW: PHINANCIALLY EDUCATED WHOLESALERS; SALES REPS ARE STARTING OWN PROFESSIONAL UNIT

There’s the CFP, the CLU, the PFS and the ChFC for various types of financial advisers. Had enough…

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BIG BOYS SQUARE OFF OVER DEFECTION OF AMEX PLANNERS TO PRUDENTIAL: CEO STEPS IN TO HEAD OFF POTENTIAL RAIDING

The defection of six American Express advisers in San Francisco to a Prudential Insurance Co. financial planning unit…

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IT’S ME OR THEM, FUND STAR THREATENS: YACKTMAN BATTLING TO DUMP DIRECTORS

This mutual fund ain’t big enough for the both of us. Prominent value manager Donald A. Yacktman has…

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NUVEEN BIDS FOR ROBERTSON: SLEEPY BOND HOUSE TALKS TAKEOVER OF HIGH-CAFFEINE BANKAMERICA STOCKS UNIT

Fixed-income money manager John Nuveen & Co. is in talks to buy Robertson Stephens Investment Management, sources familiar…

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CALVERT SCRAPS FEE LINKED TO PERFORMANCE ON 1 FUND AND PONDERS MORE MOVES: PAY SCHEME USED BY FIDELITY, VANGUARD HASN’T PAID OFF

Calvert Group, one of the few mutual fund families charging investment management fees that rise or fall with…

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IT TAKES DOW SHOCK TO MOVE DIVERSIFYING TO TOP OF TO-DO LISTS: NOW ADVISERS CAN SAY ‘WE TOLD YOU SO’

August may have taken a major bite out of investors’ portfolios, but any tears shed by their advisers…

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FLORIDA CPA GROUP TAKES PLUNGE: WILL HELP MEMBERS BE ADVISORS. NO COMMISSIONS BUT NATIONAL GROUP IS GOING TO GET A CUT

It’s a go. After nearly three years of study and a false start or two, the Florida Institute…

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GOLD CONVERT KEEPS THE FAITH, AWAITING MARKET’S SIGN: HIS IS A LONELY VIGIL, AS THE WORLD IGNORES ALLURE OF YELLOW METAL

The gold investor’s mantra — a steady plea these past 18 years — has become familiar to Richard…

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Q&A: DAVID J. KUNDERT "INVESTORS DO INDEED SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND"

Bank-run mutual funds and investment operations often garner off-the-record snickers from competing asset managers, brokerages and advisers. But…

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SCHWAB EYES GIVING FUNDS DATA ON ADVISER TURNOVER: WOULD ASK OK BEFORE REVEALING DEAL RATES

Charles Schwab & Co. is working on a process to provide data on advisers’ trading histories to mutual…