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Abby Johnson's zero-fee play for millennials gets to $1 billion in one month but Vanguard, BlackRock and Schwab say piffle; Note, RIAs need not apply
The play to out-Vanguard Vanguard gets stony response from competitors but analysts say Fidelity may actually be a quick study in the freemium game
September 1, 2018 at 6:38 AM
Why exactly Fidelity chose 2018 to levy visible .05% 401(k) surcharge on Vanguard funds
After an abrupt business model shift from recordkeeper to advisor, the Boston-based 401(k) king may be a leader in fee 'levelization' that encourages other fund firms to act
February 9, 2018 at 6:10 PM
Fidelity Investments (explicitly) enters 401(k) advice game -- then Financial Engines' shares plummet despite its 'Mutual Fund Store' RIA winning Boeing and Ford accounts
The Boston giant now offers non-discretionary advice to non-recordkeeping customers and Financial Engines cuts its prices, bleeding out Wall Street's belief in the firm
December 6, 2017 at 6:16 PM
How Vanguard lost a $19.4-billion 401(k) account to Fidelity and why it's the exception to the rule -- and isn't
Chevron boots the hyper-fiduciary Malvern, Pa.-based indexing giant in favor of Fidelity after two dismissed lawsuits
November 21, 2017 at 12:53 AM
TD Ameritrade angers RIAs who feel 'blindsided' after TD Ameritrade's actions prompt the departure of all Vanguard and some iShares ETFs from its NTF platform
The Omaha-based broker's roll-out of new ETF platform also removes Morningstar as ETF-picker as new State Street ultra-cheap fund line-up gets the Vanguard/iShares spoils
October 18, 2017 at 9:45 PM
As Aaron Schumm's 401(k) startup gets $8 million the FolioDynamix founder loves Vestwell's odd juxtaposition to Fidelity
Vestwell attracts second big FMR seed capital tranche by co-opting advisors to go where the Boston 401(k) king is most challenged -- very small plan sponsors
October 13, 2017 at 5:12 PM
'No BS' Mike Durbin leapfrogs up the Fidelity Investments ladder but can he serve RIAs, eMoney and Abby?
RIAs run out of superlatives for the eight-year exec's ability to 'get it' at both the intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial level as he ascends to president of $2.3-trillion Fidelity Institutional
October 6, 2017 at 8:06 PM
Three advisors in Atlanta break away with $1.8 billion and make seven-year Fidelity relationship manager their CEO -- whose duties now include managing a lawsuit from former IBD
ACG Wealth replaced Triad with their own broker-dealer and allegedly depended on a verbal assurance that may be tested in court
July 27, 2017 at 11:41 PM
Anything but sales-y, David Canter takes RIA helm at Fidelity with ambition to sell like crazy
The Schwab alum and long-time sidekick to Bob Oros and Mike Durbin is a lawyer, consulting expert and is 'over the moon' about his new role
March 6, 2017 at 10:56 PM
Fidelity and Schwab one-two $4.95 price punch staggers industry with execs willing to go 'far, far, far further'
As the Boston and San Francisco giants forgo hundreds of millions in profits in play-for-market-share in higher-margin businesses -- like advice
March 2, 2017 at 8:03 PM
An e-marriage of Schwab and Fidelity, a reflective Ron Carson and good jargon-bashing made T3 take off like that helicopter outside
Addepar and FolioDynamix team up, Fidelity defends its robo-AMP and Carson tells why the Carson Wealth-LPL partnership failed -- and what blame he takes
February 21, 2017 at 6:52 PM
Jon Stein unleashes elite RIA referral unit as crown jewel of grand Betterment plan to sell virtual fiduciary advice
Robo's CEO names Vanguard, Fidelity and Schwab as market-share targets of his advice offensive across the full spectrum of affluence
January 31, 2017 at 10:11 PM
How a Schwabian picture is emerging as Bob Oros joins John Clendening as chief of 4,500 underachieving HD Vest reps
Ex-Schwab retail chief Clendening makes the ex-Fido RIA chief his new CEO -- with ambitious plans in an atmosphere of revenue-sharing, variable annuities and commission sales
January 24, 2017 at 12:17 AM
Fidelity begins search for new RIA national sales manager as Bob Oros goes millennial, vacating a prized position
The kids pioneered the mindset but now the Oroses of the world grab quality-of-work, make-a-difference opportunities that their experience allows them to command
January 14, 2017 at 1:51 AM
After leaving Envestnet, Jay Hummel pops up at American Century with a 21st century plan
The former 'thought leader' is moving three children to Kansas City to more rapidly move the old-line mutual fund company to action
