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Investment Advisor June 2007	Group Think NAPFA launched its second annual consumer-oriented public service campaign... Trisha Brambley, president and founder of Resources for Retirement, was appointed to represent investment counseling... etc.
Investment Advisor April 2007 James J. Green	A President For Schwab Walt Bettinger, a longtime Schwab executive, has been named president and COO of the company, effective immediately, raising speculation that he will succeed founder Charles Schwab as CEO.
Investment Advisor January 2008 Melanie Waddell	A New Benchmarking Tool's in Town There's a new benchmarking tool that gives advisors a snapshot of what competitors and colleagues in their backyards are up to: the FPA Scorecard.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Lee & Young	Is Schwab's Latest Come-On Enough? Brokerage firm Charles Schwab & Co. is slashing commissions in a bid to win over the high-net-worth clients it so badly needs.
Investment Advisor March 2010 Robert F. Keane	Changes at the Top for RIA Units at Fidelity and Schwab At a time when growth in the RIA channel has been robust to say the least, the two largest custodians have announced executive changes and restructuring of their units serving RIAs.
Investment Advisor December 2007 James J. Green	Business-Like Schwab Party The Annual Schwab Impact show features straight talk, new tools for advisors, and rock and roll.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Kristen French	Fido Attacks! Long a distant second to Charles Schwab in the lucrative business of serving financial advisors, Fidelity is making an aggressive push to close that gap. And some advisors are taking notice.
Registered Rep. November 25, 2008	Fido Poaches Schwab RIA Executive Fidelity Investments negotiates a contract with the former head of Schwab's advisor business.
Registered Rep. August 26, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Schwab Apologizes Over Sales Pitch to Advisor Clients Schwab found itself apologizing for violating its own policy of pitching portfolio products to retirement plan sponsors who were clients of retail financial advisors and turnkey asset management programs that have custodial relations with the firm.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Will Leitch	Institutional Unit Is Schwab's Bright Spot With the job cuts, branch closings and refocusing currently under way at Charles Schwab & Co., there's one area that seems to be safe. Schwab's Institutional unit isn't going anywhere.
Registered Rep. January 27, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Two Key Execs Depart Fidelity Why all the turnover in top brass at Fidelity?
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Advisor Pulse Practice performance varies greatly by location.
Financial Advisor March 2004	Frontline News Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt stunned attendees at TD Waterhouse's annual conference in Orlando in early February when, in response to a question, he indicated he was opposed to a proposed rule that would grant exemption from registered investment advisor registration for wirehouse brokers.
Investment Advisor April 2008	Catching up with...Patricia Cox Patricia Cox, chief operating officer of Schwab Institutional, discusses her new role and focus.
Investment Advisor December 2005 James J. Green	Talk to Chuck Schwab the company began as a transaction service, then moved into mutual funds, but Schwab the man believes his greatest legacy was his ability to democratize investing, and to support the notion that people could get their advice from someone who did not have a conflict of interest.
Investment Advisor January 2009 James J. Green	Schwab Reorganizes; Fidelity Hires; Pershing Provides The three major custodians of RIA assets announce big executive changes and a new practice management program.
Financial Advisor February 2004 Sydney LeBlanc	Stature, Service, Size, Simplicity Schwab, Fidelity and Waterhouse are building sophisticated SMA (separately managed account) platforms.
Investment Advisor February 2007 James J. Green	Schwab to Bankroll Breakaway Brokers With advisor assets at $500 billion, the custodian will offer financing to big brokers going independent.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	How to Fix Schwab A former employee offers advice on how to fix the former financial powerhouse.
Investment Advisor August 2009 James J. Green	Schwab Cuts Costs for Its Advisors Charles Schwab Advisor Services announced a series of moves that will have the net effect of reducing costs to the RIAs that custody with Schwab.
Registered Rep. April 30, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Schwab Says It's Going On Offense -- As If It Weren't Already The company is preparing to go on the "offense" to gain market share -- both in terms of winning client assets and recruiting breakaway brokers.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2015 Diana Britton	Crowded Out Some level of competition between advisors and custodians has been around for years. Still, some advisors feel recent events make the distinction between business partner and market competitor less clear.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005	60 Seconds with Bill Carey (Head of Fidelity's RIA group) The former president of Fidelity's institutional retirement business and a 12-year veteran of the firm talks about his plans for the advisory unit and the challenges confronting advisors.
Registered Rep. May 21, 2007 Halah Touryalai	Schwab Institutional President "Retires" Deborah McWhinney, president of Schwab Institutional, retired this morning at the age of 52, something communicated to the firm's advisors and employees via e-mail.
Investment Advisor August 2006	Upgrades The Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund announced the Charitable Investment Advisor Program... Dan Skiles, chief of technology for Schwab Institutional, said that as of May 1, more than 500 Schwab-affiliated advisory firms... etc.
Investment Advisor December 2005 Andrew Gluck	The Gluck Report, Part I: The Big Three's Tech Plans for 2006 New tech initiatives from the leading custodians have lots of features aimed at attracting and winning over RIAs without making them feel like they're losing their independence. We talk to the tech heads at Schwab, Fidelity, and TD Waterhouse.
Registered Rep. November 18, 2008 Brooke Southall	Schwab Re-Org Combines RIAs With Retirement Biz Schwab Institutional had an awesome year in 2008, but it isn't resting on it's laurels. Schwab is reorganizing, removing a well-respected executive, and combining the RIA unit with the retirement and corporate services unit.
Registered Rep. June 29, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Schwab Cuts Some Fees for 2009 In an effort to ease the financial pain of its registered investment advisors, Charles Schwab has announced a series of initiatives that will save them money.
Financial Advisor February 2007	Frontline News Schwab Offering Loans To RIAs Going Independent... TD Ameritrade Purchases iRebal... Suitability Standards For DPPs Could Rise... N.J. Firm Was B-D's Biggest Catch In '06... etc.
Investment Advisor September 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Employees Turned Volunteers The Charles Schwab Corporation celebrated its fifth annual Schwab Volunteer Day -- a designated time each year in May that gives employees time off from work to volunteer for community nonprofits.
Investment Advisor December 2006 James J. Green	The Conference Season The fall is conference season for investment advisors and financial planners, marked this year by two of the biggest annual gatherings held just weeks apart -- The Financial Planning Association's meeting followed by Schwab Institutional's Impact show.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 John Kador	Schwab Does It Again Charles Schwab, the pioneering discount broker who was slammed by the tech wreck and suffered through protracted management struggles in the past two years, is beating the wirehouses at their own game.
Registered Rep. October 11, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Schwab, CFP Board Advertising Campaigns Reach National Audience At least two national ad campaigns have been launched this year promoting segments of the financial advisory business.
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien	The Thing You Can't Ignore (Anymore) Seven industry experts discuss the topic of financial advisory practice management. Success breeds competition, and the advisors who come out ahead will know how to run their practices like businesses.
Registered Rep. August 2, 2004 Will Leitch	Fallout From Schwab Shake-Up Begins It didn't take long for Charles Schwab to start making wholesale changes after taking back control of his firm last week.
Investment Advisor July 2007 James J. Green	McWhinney Out, Goldman In Deborah McWhinney, president of Schwab Institutional since 2001, resigned her position and has been succeeded by Charles Goldman, SI's COO.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Aaron Pressman	The Busiest Broker On Earth Fidelity's Internet operation has turned up the pressure on Schwab and other rivals.
Registered Rep. September 16, 2005 John Kador	Charles Schwab Drops Service, Order Fees Charles Schwab Corp. has eliminated its remaining account service fees and its $3-per-order handling charge on equity trades. The decision affects about 650,000 Schwab account holders with balances below $25,000.
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marion Asnes	Meet the New Boss Charles Goldman, the new head of Schwab Institutional, is firmly focused on helping financial advisors grow.
Financial Advisor September 2006 Andrew Gluck	Referencing Referrals While many financial advisors around the country struggle to bring in new clients and grow their businesses, others enjoy an embarrassment of riches -- they have so much new business they don't know how to handle it. Why?
Registered Rep. November 12, 2004 John Churchill	Schwab to Cut Costs The nation's largest discount brokerage firm, Charles Schwab & Co., is cutting 19 retail branches in favor of smaller, one- or two-broker boutiques, a move the company says will cut costs and more effectively serve clients.
Financial Advisor February 2008 David J. Drucker	Building A Better Benchmark The Financial Planning Association is working on a tool to help financial advisory practices improve their performance through relevant, local benchmarking.
Registered Rep. September 14, 2009 Brooke Southall	The Top 10 Things to Know on the Eve of Schwab IMPACT Though IMPACT events are similar from year to year, Schwab makes efforts to freshen them up. Here are some things to know headed in to Schwab's conference.
Registered Rep. November 14, 2003	Schwab Has Plenty to Say About Mutual Funds Not surprisingly, the mutual fund scandal is a hot topic of conversation at Charles Schwab & Co.'s yearly IMPACT conference.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 John Churchill	Can Schwab's RIA Empire be Toppled? Last year the online-broker-turned-advice-provider extended an already massive lead over rivals Fidelity and TD Ameritrade in RIA asset gathering. Is there no challenger to Schwab's throne?
Registered Rep. October 1, 2004 John Kador	Cultures In Conflict When Schwab's then CEO David Pottruck decided to purchase U.S. Trust to help service clients, he probably did not give enough consideration to the intangibles involved -- like customer loyalty, corporate culture and historical identity.
Investment Advisor January 2007 James J. Green	Schwab To Sell U.S. Trust Unit Charles Schwab announced that it would sell its U.S. Trust unit to Bank of America for $3.3 billion in cash in a deal that should close in the second quarter of 2007, assuming it passes the necessary regulatory hurdles.
Registered Rep. August 8, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Schwab: Franchisees Can't Poach RIA Clients Advisors who are considering Charles Schwab's new independent branch program are being told they will have to abide by the company's contact policy.
Financial Advisor January 2008 Tracey Longo	Breakaway Brokers Despite being in business a shorter amount of time than the average advisor, breakaways have more assets under management, higher total revenues and a significantly higher growth rate.
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