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Fidelity's Abby Johnson  took eight days to succumb Chuck Schwab's commission  torpedo but those days may have been put to good use.

One big casualty of Fidelity Investments' buckle on zero-fee commissions may be the zero-fee RIA custody tailwind of three decades duration

With Pershing last to collect trade revenues, Schwab, TD Ameritrade and Fido have leverage and ' I think Fidelity will be the first to try,' Kitces says.

October 15, 2019 at 8:42 PM

Charles 'Chuck' Schwab: Eliminating commissions ensures my ultimate vision is realized.

After Vanguard instigated commission war in June, Charles 'Chuck' Schwab steps up to challenge in brilliant counterstroke that paints bull's eye on custody rivals in zero-sum showdown

The Schwab Chairman and Founder signs off on the $400-million write-off of revenues in a move the size of his legacy. After being booted in 2017 by TD Ameritrade for not playing the pay-for-play game, Vanguard went hard zero in June forcing Schwab to act but perhaps not this big

October 10, 2019 at 4:49 PM

David Canter (off hours, on stage with his rock band): That’s something that we all need to think about, and it's getting lost in the headlines.

All eyes turn to Fidelity to see if it cracks in all out price war over trading commissions, but for now Abby Johnson is stubbornly refusing to buckle -- bolstered by RIA reassurances

A Morgan Stanley analyst assures Wall Street Boston giant must match Charles Schwab & Co's free trades; Instead, says Fido's David Canter, the company is listening to RIAs, who fear poor service more than ticket charges

October 4, 2019 at 1:44 AM

Chris Thom may be Schwab's third high-level executive cut on the retail side as house-cleaning continues.

Head of Schwab Private Client is apparent casualty as Charles Schwab slices $100 million in expenses by pink-slipping 600 staff in face of interest rate 'time bomb'

Schwab executive Chris Thom let go by Schwab as part of its efforts to reduce its workforce by 3% this week, a source says to get ahead of an expected Fed rate cut that will slash revenues.

September 18, 2019 at 4:39 AM

Walt Bettinger has a reputation for being a safe pair of hands, but by ignoring crypto-currencies, he's risking getting left behind.

Schwab dismisses crypto currencies as 'speculative' and too insignificant for its RIA platform as rivals stake out turf for the coming boom... or is that bust?

CEO Walt Bettinger spurns growing crypto-custody trend, but observers say the custody giant is sleep walking through innovation while other firms plow ahead.

September 7, 2019 at 4:01 AM

Abby Johnson has opened up yet another front in her wide-reaching price war against custody and fund competitors: cash.

Abby Johnson set financial services on fire with a 1.91% 'cash' offer, drawing 'first blood' in an 'accelerating war of rates,' analyst says

The Fidelity CEO threatens to melt down rival profit centers but analysts and RIAs say credit quality and RIA sweep policies make the threat somewhat of an 'illusion'

August 20, 2019 at 1:41 AM

Tim Hockey: 'As we all know, the environment that's facing our entire industry has gotten a little more interesting.'

Tim Hockey leaves baffled analysts (and everyone else) probing for answers to explain abrupt departure plan as TD Ameritrade CEO; It's about... nothing!

Discount brokers are facing myriad issues as trading fees continue sliding to zero, causing TD's board to seek a more RIA friendly CEO

August 8, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Walt Bettinger: We believe this relationship makes so much sense for everyone involved.”

After Victory Capital shows the way, Schwab antes up $1.8 billion to buy USAA's 'wealth management' and brokerage business -- and an exclusive crack (except for Victory) at the wallets of 13 million members

The San Antonio insurer sweetened the deal by entering into an exclusive long-term referral agreement for 'Chuck' to pitch its insurance faithful

July 25, 2019 at 11:40 PM

Terri Kallsen perhaps never stood a chance.

Walt Bettinger axes current and former Schwab retail chiefs, Terri Kallsen and Andy Gill; funnels responsibilities to Jonathan Craig, for now

The Schwab CEO is 'restructuring,' which includes cutting the Chairman's Club program that sent 200 top performers to Hawaii on a free junket

July 24, 2019 at 12:53 AM

Tim Hockey: I don't think we disclose it. No, we don't and even if I knew it, I couldn't tell you. But I don't actually know offhand. We don't disclose it, sorry.

TD Ameritrade's board suddenly pushes out Tim Hockey after his big misread of RIAs; Tom Bradley name-dropped as successor

The CEO broke the TD promise never to compete with RIAs, took it back and got sent packing

July 23, 2019 at 4:30 AM

Martin Small: We’re wildly focused on them, but they’re competed away instantaneously.

In a summer swelter, In|Vest's feisty crowd throws punches at Schwab; Bernie Clark counters and debate erupts over whether 'digital' makes a difference

The New York City event drew heavyweights. Edmond Walters, Barry Ritholtz, Martin Small, Lauren Radcliffe were among those who skipped the BS

July 19, 2019 at 11:04 PM

Chuck Schwab: I’m not sure [we’ll stay] … we’ll continue looking at that as a possibility.

Charles Schwab & Co. may skip out of San Francisco entirely with Google, Facebook and Salesforce driving rents and talent costs sky high

Chuck Schwab sounded off by blaming taxes but then admitted free-market forces may push the headquarters back toward Colorado and Texas

June 24, 2019 at 8:07 PM

Thomas Peterffy is building on his legacy by creating a bold RIA strategy at Interactive Brokers.

Interactive Brokers, the Mouse that roared, fires shot across the bows of Schwab, Fidelity, TD and Pershing over RIA custody: 'The market will catch up to our vision'

The $34.2-billion Greenwich, Conn.-based RIA custodian is allowing advisor firms with multi-custody to use its software for all assets, going way low on price and way high on technology, saying the Big Four aren't as mindful of RIAs battling fee compression

May 14, 2019 at 9:51 PM

Robyn Crowther: I referred to Schwab and other firms to illustrate some of my points because I am familiar with their policies.

Schwab connected lawyer’s InvestmentNews column erupts like a sudden spring storm, roiling advisors, after firing a warning shot at RIAs without revealing connections

Lawyer Robyn Crowther of white shoe LA law firm Steptoe penned article; both Schwab and InvestmentNews disavowed knowledge of its origin or author conflicts

April 13, 2019 at 3:27 AM

Cynthia Loh: 'Subscription-based pricing is second nature to many of us.'

Schwab hopes to blend into the subscription world of Netflix, Amazon and Apple by dumping asset-based fees and wooing millennials with Intelligent Portfolios for $30 a month

Ex-Betterment exec Cynthia Loh wins 'love' by making digital advice a $30 monthly ding regardless of assets citing its 'approachability'

March 29, 2019 at 1:02 AM

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