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Registered Rep. April 18, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Chuck Prince: Smith Barney Goin' Nowhere Citigroup's CEO has been at the center of company news recently with his plans to cut costs including last week's announcement of about 17,000 job cuts. That cut may affect over 100 Smith Barney employees and about 30 advisors.
Registered Rep. December 4, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Weill Postpones Elimination of Salomon Name Sandy Weill, the chairman of Salomon Smith Barney's parent Citigroup, has informed brokers and other employees that plans to eliminate the Salomon name, a Wall Street hallmark for nearly a century, have been postponed, according to sources.
Registered Rep. May 7, 2007 Christina Mucciolo	Smith Barney Closes a Few Offices, Prepares to Consolidate Others The firm prepares to consolidate as part of a larger cost-cutting program in the works at parent Citigroup.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Future of Citigroup Two big events over the past few days have given investors new reasons to squirm.
Registered Rep. September 9, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Acknowledging Some "Inappropriate Behavior," Sandy Weill Defends Solly Sandy Weill, chairman of Salomon Smith Barney's parent Citigroup, acknowledged that his firm may have engaged in some inappropriate behavior during the bull market and said that Citigroup would have to make "amends" to regain respect.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Halah Touryalai	Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 John Churchill	Class-Action Threat Smith Barney is facing a new round of sex-discrimination suits.
Registered Rep. March 3, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	Krawcheck Says Advisors Not Forced Into Wealth Silos: UPDATE Citigroup's reorganization of its private bank and Global Wealth Management division, announced Tuesday, will absolutely not force advisors into silos based on client wealth.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	Citi Reorganizes For Smith Barney Citigroup announces plans to reorganize its private bank and Global Wealth Management division into four separate units according to client wealth.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2007 Michael Leibert	Citigroup's Improving Fortunes Citigroup turned in another quarter of solid growth, but the global consumer unit has not yet delivered on its promises.
Registered Rep. March 7, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Morgan Stanley May Drop "Smith Barney" From Name Will the Smith Barney name go the way of A.G. Edwards, Bear Stearns, and other brokerages whose historic identities were sublimated following acquisitions by larger firms?
The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Morgan Housel	Citigroup Hates Its Profitable Assets With Smith Barney divested, shareholders may wonder where profits will come from.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Michael Leibert	Fool on the Street: Putting the Group in Citigroup Many investors believe that Citigroup is just too big to generate a superior rate of sustainable growth, and a growing chorus is calling for the separation of Citigroup's retail banking, investment banking, and brokerage operations.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Citigroup Scraps GMAC Rumors The financial giant's CEO looks to the future while passing up a potential acquisition of GMAC. Citigroup shareholders must be relieved.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 Will Leitch	MetLife Buys Citigroup's Insurance Arm Citigroup's decision to sell its Travelers Life & Annuity arm to MetLife for an estimated $11.5 billion could be a sign of things to come in the financial advisory business.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2007 John Churchill	Sallie's Back At first glance, this second coming of Sallie Krawcheck probably looks like a cakewalk compared to her first adventure in 2002. But, make no mistake: Smith Barney is not the awesome brokerage it appears to be on paper.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Morgan Housel	Worst Stock for 2009: Citigroup Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Citigroup may not even be a stock next year.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Michael Leibert	Citigroup Faces Its Critics Robust growth has yet to return to the financial-services giant. Investors who believe Prince can maintain the support of his board until the bank's international efforts can succeed might want to bet on the stock now.
Registered Rep. January 14, 2011 Kristen French	Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2008 Morgan Housel	There's a Riot in the Citi Sell now, run far away, and ask questions later.
Registered Rep. January 9, 2009	Citi: What Sandy Built, Pandit Will Dismantle? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Citigroup has put Smith Barney up for sale -- or a joint venture.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2008 Alyce Lomax	When Shareholders Speak ... AFLAC Listens The insurance company blazes a trail in letting shareholders have a say on management's pay.
Registered Rep. August 12, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Building a Better Separate-Account Mousetrap Separately managed accounts can be confusing, but the paperwork and operations behind them need not be -- or at least that's the thrust of a new effort by Smith Barney Consulting Group.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Legg Mason Gets a Leg Up The money manager posts solid growth ahead of the pending Citigroup asset swap. Legg Mason shareholders still have much to look forward to.
Registered Rep. January 9, 2008 Halah Touryalai	Smith Barney Snags Three Advisors From Rivals Smith Barney has started off the new year right with a recruiting victory. The firm recently hired three Merrill Lynch reps and one UBS advisor.
Registered Rep. October 18, 2007 Halah Touryalai	At Citi, Profits Are Down; Smith Barney Wins Five Morgan FAs With Nearly $600m AUM; ML Loses Two Citigroups' third-quarter profits are down 57%... over at its Smith Barney unit, Charlie Johnston's team had a pretty good recruiting week... etc.
BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Citicorp: Cleaned Up But Falling Behind Investors are carping about Citicorp's slow recovery. Can Chuck Prince pick up the pace?
The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Michael Leibert	Citigroup's Not Dead Yet Citigroup's shares will undoubtedly remain under pressure while the market waits for a resolution to this credit crisis. Nevertheless, the bank's $2.4 trillion balance sheet is well-equipped to handle the pain that is being inflicted on most of the financial-services sector.
U.S. Banker July 2007 Holly Sraeel	Split Citi Up? The Merger Was Fated from the Start. The intense scrutiny that Charles Prince has been under in the past four years is something few bank CEOs will ever know. None of them has run an institution as complex as Citigroup.
Registered Rep. November 5, 2007 John Churchill	Questions Surround Citigroup, Smith Barney Solid Citigroup's Charles Prince resigned Sunday night in the aftermath of Citi's horrendous third-quarter earnings report. Prince has been under fire from investors for a long time because the stock consistently lagged behind its peers.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Citigroup May Start Shedding With its growth in expenses, the nation's largest bank is said to be planning a major cost-cutting program. Investors, take note.
Registered Rep. December 16, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Smith Barney's Matthews Retires; Johnston Steps In Tom Matthews, president of Smith Barney's global private client group, is retiring and Charles Johnston, currently director of the retail branch system at the firm, will replace him.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Gaffen & Weinberg	Brokers React to Citi's Research Move Sallie Krawcheck, former head of independent research firm Sanford C. Bernstein, will head a new business unit of Citigroup that will operate under the name Smith Barney, and include the private client group. Smith Barney brokers are skeptical, though.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004	Comings & Goings Smith Barney has promoted Bob Matthews to director of wealth management ... Independent Dallas-based True North Advisors has added Brett Anderson to its team... etc.
Bank Systems & Technology February 27, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Citi and Federal Govt. Reach Agreement Over Ownership Question The deal would allow the feds to play a greater role in the company's operations.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Angela Covo	Skirts Vs. Smith Barney Less than 10 years after they settled the infamous "boom-boom room" case, Smith Barney is being sued for gender discrimination again.
Registered Rep. May 13, 2008 Nancy N. DiCostanzo	Citi Plan Gets Whitney Smackdown Citigroup's turnaround plan gets a big thumbs down by an Oppenheimer analyst.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Citigroup's Solution: Dilution A new stock offering raises another $4.5 billion -- at current shareholders' expense.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Shareholders Step on the Gas Shareholders are indeed owners, and that should mean having a voice and advocating for change as needed. Maybe that's why corporate governance issues appear to be gaining momentum.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Rich Duprey	It's Good to Be Warren Buffett He reaps a new windfall as American Express spins off its Financial Advisors unit with 100% of the shares going to stockholders.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2005 Jim Mueller	Few Regrets for Sportsman's Guide One investor sold at $17.49, missing another 45% gain. But Sportsman's Guide shareholders should keep their eyes open and never let management forget who really owns the business.
Registered Rep. April 17, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Smith Barney Losing Advisors, Client Assets But while Smith Barney is losing reps, it also appears to be recruiting heavily.
Registered Rep. May 30, 2003 David A. Gaffen	The New Smith Barney CEO Sallie Krawcheck was recruited to restore the credibility of Smith Barney and lead the business through its toughest slump in a generation. Krawcheck wants Smith Barney advisors to more than double their average annual production to $1 million.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Tim Beyers	Dear Everyone: Be Like Oracle In the wake of the options scandal, let's stop skewering sensible pay packages. Oracle demands that its executives perform on behalf of the owners of the company -- the shareholders -- before fattening their wallets.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2009 Morgan Housel	The Great Bank Earnings That Really Weren't Quarterly profits, and the beauty of one-time gains.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2006 Tim Beyers	Kingpin of the Citi? Citigroup chooses to make Chuck Prince both chairman and CEO. Bad idea. With its checkered past, Citigroup should know better than to repeat history. Investors deserve better.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Trouble at the Top for Whole Foods? We dig a little deeper into a shareholder resolution aimed at the company.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's $1 Trillion Target Morgan Stanley Smith Barney focuses on growing its Consulting Group division, where it aims to double the assets in the managed account group to more than $1 trillion within the next five years.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Rich Smith	7-Eleven Worth Much More Shareholders have little incentive to worry over the details of their company's performance anymore. A week ago the company's Japanese parent agreed to up its previous buyout price by 15% and acquire 7-Eleven for $37.50 per share.
Registered Rep. July 9, 2003 David A. Gaffen	Score One For Smith Barney In Cap Plan Hearings A superior court judge in California has ruled for Smith Barney in a case related to a deferred compensation plan that has been the subject of several lawsuits from brokers who formerly worked for the firm. The court said the CAP is not unlawful and does not violate labor laws.