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Adam Spiegelman: Our clients were already custodied [at Fidelity], which certainly helped minimize friction.

Adam Spiegelman is converting his dad's old Northwestern Mutual practice into a Fidelity RIA -- after growing to $400 million of AUM over seven years at Commonwealth

The Alamo, Calif., advisor is using the LPL purchase of his broker-dealer as a catalyst for his long-held ambition -- made simpler by Commonwealth using Fidelity for clearing

July 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Jeff DeMaso: There are different levels to the junk bond game.

Vanguard and Fidelity each launch pricier [for them] funds -- extra junky junk bonds and futures -- that wealth managers prefer to farm out

The Malvern giant already has a 'junk' ETF, but more constrained than this one, and Fidelity's new futures ETF looks to a brighter future, after a slow start

July 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Schwab's buys and sells will be made by CSIM, based in downtown San Francisco

Charles Schwab finally launches 'discretionary' version of Schwab Wealth Advisory, removing the last difference with RIAs, and closing a gap with Fidelity and Vanguard

The Westlake, Texas, broker-dealer's CEO revealed the launch of Schwab Wealth Portfolios, where each portfolio move will no longer need investor approval -- a feature long offered by Fido and Vanguard.

July 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM

Kathleen Murphy: Could be lightning striking twice, if she ignites a BlackRock retail bid

BlackRock adds Fidelity's retail legend and Morgan Stanley ex-retail chief, sparking belief Larry Fink is eyeing wealth channel

The Wall Street asset giant added Kathleen Murphy and Greg Fleming to its board and retail investors know iShares and Aladdin.

May 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM

Byan Armour: Don’t mess with cash management.

Schwab and Fidelity halt of BlackRock's money-market fund ETF trades was no shock nor was it a straightforward series of events -- or explanations

Altruist, IKBR and Vanguard are cool for now, but Schwab and Fidelity are nearly mum amid questions, like when blocks happened and what's next for Schwab's own money market ETF.

March 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM

Forrest Morgeson: Brands [are] differentiating... for better or worse.
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM

Margaret A. Chan: KSFB's claim is premised on the fact that defendants 'profited handsomely.

Briefs: Focus Financial gets second happy Hollywood ending in LA lawsuit • Orion closes deal in record 14 days • iCapital buys ID shop • VC milestones & raises • People moves at Apex, Dynasty & Wealthfront

A Hollywood RIA took on Focus and Goldman, and lost • Reed Colley is already in the house • The SEC dings Robinhood, Schwab and Vanguard Group, and FINRA dings Fidelity • Vanguard & Schwab launch ETFs • BlackRock plots mixing alts & annuities in a TDF • Dynasty adds golf exec in HR hire • iCapital buys 'AI' KYC shop • Larry Shumbres start-up off to the races • Wealthfront's media guru departs.

January 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Venkatesh Natarajan expects Vanguard's second -- Indian -- technology base to prove "central" to its ability to "adopt new and innovative technology."

RIABlitz: Vanguard technology • Pontera rebounds • Ex-HiddenLever's exec success • BlackRock rocked • Vivek's crypto • WF dunks SF? • Betterment dry option• Vestwell poached

The RIA firehose of news is rife with tactical moves to shore up voids, play catchup and react to a new concept of political tailwinds

January 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM

Ari Sonneberg: Schwab has calculated the risk ... [of] its ‘how low can you go’ approach.

Despite lawsuits, Schwab slashes sweep yields 89% in five months, including two cuts in December -- raising risks for RIAs that don't sort cash, experts say

The Westlake, Texas brokerage was paying 0.45% as recently as last summer but in late December that was cut to five basis points, in 'calculated risk,' attorney says.

January 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM

Abby Johnson: The financial industry continues to reward efficiency.

Fidelity Investments surges past $15 trillion, on its way to $16 trillion, after its CEO made one big, contrarian bet and two smaller plays that have the giant hopping

The Boston company grew $800 billion per quarter on average through nine months, and just keeps hiring to 'deepen relationships,' with crypto and digital engagement giving it an edge.

November 9, 2024 at 1:41 AM

Ricky Illigasch: In addition to having a conversation … the advisor can take action.

eMoney and Flourish collaborate to gather assets by addressing client inertia with a new tool to sweep stranded, held-away deposits into higher yielding Flourish accounts

The Fidelity-owned software vendor's aim is to aggregate held away assets but will stay well clear of moving sweep cash or identifying choices.

September 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM

Ricky Illigasch: Using eMoney Access, firms can customize what planning capabilities they integrate into their own systems.

Fidelity is 'planning over the horizon' as its eMoney unit packages API accesses for sale to RIAs to private label their own planning 'experience'

The Boston giant jumpstarts a monumental opportunity to a post-application system, say analysts, even if it might hurt sales of the 'whole enchilada' eMoney product short-term.

August 31, 2024 at 2:53 AM

Emily Binder: They are playing on... TikTok, Reddit and Discord.

Reddit and weep; Fidelity soars 68% in social media interactions, after embracing TikTok and other media, but sticks with the traditional output on Facebook and LinkedIn

The Boston giant' is getting past the old LinkedIn, Facebook paradigm, adopting a more casual tone and using third-party media for 'service.'

August 27, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Zach Smith: Hired by to develop a world-class sales team.

New Vanguard CEO sends mixed signals in NYC media tour • Arch assets counted soar after $20 million RIA-intensive raise • Fidelity 401(k) business now home to half-a-million millionaires • Grayscale repeats fee-fumble, losing $1.8 billion of Ether in a week • Fixed-income start-up nabs BlackRock vet

Salim Ramji is high on alts, low on IPO and is piloting AI for service • Arch now serves 270 clients, up from 200 in January • Nearly 2% of Fidelity's 401(k) clients have $1 million or more • Dave Antonelli leaves BlackRock for start-up after 21 years • Grayscale's Ethereum 'mini-trust' inflows of $130 billion fall far short of main-trust outflows nearing $1.8 billion

August 10, 2024 at 1:41 AM

Noni Robinson: Small firms... ' often have fewer resources, which can put them at a disadvantage.'

Fidelity Investments picks Advyzon to tackle small RIAs, with shades of beloved Orion-TD Ameritrade package, but is Fido's small really 'small'?

The deal with the Chicago up-and-comer all came together in 2024 as part of Fidelity's quiet hire of ex-Vanguard talent to head emerging RIA unit.

August 9, 2024 at 3:50 AM

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