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Lou Harvey: All it will take is for one employee in any company to rise a question about fees. This is going to be a tsunami.

Why the DOL's massive new 401(k) disclosure requirements are a 'very, very big deal'

RIA competitors (i.e. brokers) face daunting challenge of explaining complex revenue-sharing arrangements

October 15, 2010 at 4:47 AM

Alan Rexius [left], King Martin [center] and Greg Erwin [right] took nearly three years from first exploring a breakaway to its final execution.

Schwab and Fidelity experience seasonal slowing of breakaway activity

The good news is that big wirehouse brokers and IBD reps keep nibbling

October 14, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Ed O'Brien: The natural progression is to improve the open platform in two ways; one is making the integration we have more robust...and two is adding more tools and selection.

Technology review: Fidelity's WealthCentral is solid and smart but still has seams

Getting people to switch is complicated because it means getting a commitment and collecting big fees

October 14, 2010 at 4:25 AM

David Canter: One solution for broker-dealers looking to provide financial planning services in a fiduciary world: Fidelity's WealthCentral platform.

How the FPA's national conference is nudging large firms toward fiduciary care

Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, MetLife and others come as leopards looking to change their spots

October 11, 2010 at 4:45 AM

Catherine Golladay: People are more likely to engage in professional help if it is provided in a personalized one-on-one setting

What Schwab's new 401(k) study tells about the demand for financial advisors to manage retirement assets

Automated advice is making a bigger dent but the personal touch is favored by a wide margin

September 29, 2010 at 4:13 AM

Mike Durbin: We’ve very comfortable with the move but as you might imagine, advisors have reacted negatively.

Fidelity will soon charge a big fee to small advisors

Boston-based custodian is on service crusade and economics need to work

September 24, 2010 at 3:52 AM

Michael Lee: If our systems are playing well with the custodian, we don’t want to fix what’s not broken.

Fidelity Institutional and Black Diamond tie the knot through WealthCentral

The companies promise 'bi-directional' integration

September 23, 2010 at 12:44 PM

David Canter: We’re hearing from clients weekly – large firms considering acquiring other large firms. That’s different from last year and 2008.

Fidelity steps up M&A efforts as RIAs step up the pressure for answers

Deal-related consulting fits a core strategic objective -- RIA growth

September 17, 2010 at 3:06 AM

Robert Glovsky: Advisors should be realistic about whether their clients’ can meet their goals.
September 10, 2010 at 4:18 AM

Mike Durbin: WealthCentral eliminates a major difficulty in breaking away

Fidelity wins converts to WealthCentral, but most of its advisors have yet to make the switch

The giant technology project is behind Fidelity's schedule but ahead of one analyst's expectations

August 31, 2010 at 12:53 PM

Craig Morningstar: If you’re considering a change, seek solutions that deliver better profits, not just payout.

Contrasting two breakaways: one a success story, one a cautionary tale

One broker lost 30% of his book. What can you do to avoid that fate?

August 30, 2010 at 4:24 AM

Meredith Rice: RIAs leaned toward PacificLife, Prudential and Fidelity.

Study: Variable annuity providers show some gains in tackling RIA market

Cogent Research shows that RIAs gave VAs a chance in 2008 but the romance may be short-lived

August 17, 2010 at 3:48 AM

Andrew Morse: I have yet to work for an investment bank that hasn’t gone out of business or was brought back from the brink.

HighTower wins big UBS team and clinches 'critical mass'

The Chicago-based aggregator is breaking even and signing leases for more office space in three cities

August 3, 2010 at 4:25 AM

Jon Patullo: No other custodian actually engaged [these vendors] in this fashion and set up a summit, so they're very excited about it.
July 30, 2010 at 6:30 AM

Scott Dell'Orfano: Bigger teams are more educated, thoughtful, diligent. They’re asking pertinent questions.

Fidelity weighs in with breakaway results reinforcing the big-advisor trend

Are cost-cutting wirehouses creating a farm system for top entrepreneurial teams?

July 29, 2010 at 3:47 AM

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