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Abby Johnson takes charge at a buckle-your-seat-belts moment for the closely held family trust.

Abigail Johnson to succeed her father as head of the board -- but will her leadership style resonate in a company seeking a new true north?

CEO since 2014, 'Abby' now heads a 401(k) king amid DOL hell and a mutual fund leader as ETFs take over at a giant company at a time when small and agile wins the race

November 22, 2016 at 7:17 AM

The staff of 'Next' hopes to capture hearts and wallets of HNW-hopeful millennials. ((Photo credit: Gary Spector for Barrron's)

How Barron’s 'Next' lays bare the tail-wags-dog sponsored content predicament facing financial journalism

The web-only Dow Jones publication for wealth-seeking, 'coddled' millennials chums its site with brands under bylines in search of millennial bites as media mavens wonder if the under-40s will accept it, notice it or have enough money to act on it

November 16, 2016 at 9:21 PM

Edmond Walters left eMoney and pops up as buyer agent of MoneyGuidePro on behalf of Cetera.

Cetera's giant software buy shows how eMoney's founder could prove a thorn in the Fidelity side $250 million later

MoneyGuidePro's Kevin Knull credits Edmond Walters for helping sell Cetera on doubling down on MGP planning software

November 11, 2016 at 12:20 AM

Bill McNabb: We are in the midst of a great technological revolution – from self-driving cars and package-delivering drones to smart phones and 3D-printers – that is changing the way we live, work, and, in Vanguard’s realm, invest.

Vanguard set to launch geek-spirited think tank in heart of Philly as its 'robo' (that really isn't) hits $47 billion of AUM

The 'innovation center' adds to CEO Bill McNabb's theme of Google emulation and perches at the nexus of Penn, Drexel, Temple and other local universities

November 4, 2016 at 9:09 PM

Right to left: Karen Barr; Joel Bruckenstein; Beverly Flaxington; Brian Hamburger, Philip Palaveev, David Canter.

eMoney form inspires Fidelity function in NYC that serves up a familiar menu with fine garnish

Philip Palaveev, not for the first time, kept Fidelity’s Inside Track conference as sparkly as its ballroom

October 27, 2016 at 7:44 PM

Bob Oros: The secret sauce is the planning dimension.

How Fidelity's robo for RIAs 'leapfrogged' rivals -- and why the landing might not stick

Fidelity weaves in eMoney wizardry to its super-bot but Geode's presence as de facto CIO stops some RIAs in their tracks

October 26, 2016 at 5:39 PM

Ken Weber: We’ve always portrayed Fidelity ... as the guys in the white hats. This puts splotches on the white hats.

After Fidelity Investments and its owners get blasted by Reuters for alleged high-level conflicts of interest, Morningstar accepts the Boston-based giant's explanation

Fidelity says it was misrepresented, Reuters stands by its story and a Fidelity forever RIA urges the venerable Boston firm to apply a quick coat of Scotch Guard to its white hat

October 14, 2016 at 5:55 PM

Jasen Yang: When 90% of financial institutions are 'figuring out our strategy,' the process is not working.

Why legacy firms that buy robos in haste show no signs of urgency after they take title

Too much hustle and ambition can be as harmful as too little, according Jasen Yang's closely argued analysis

September 1, 2016 at 10:30 PM

Ben Johnson: This latest filing is the last rabbit that you'd imagine they'd try to pull from the hat.

After Vanguard gains $550-billion ETF lead, Fidelity makes 'rabbit out of the hat' play to regain ground

But even as Boston execs attempt magic, Vanguard makes almost simultaneous ETF move that requires no lagomorphs

August 22, 2016 at 10:54 PM

Tom Kimberly: Given the magnitude of today's news and the corresponding market reaction, we have elected to suspend trading during this initial period of increased volatility.

Betterment shut down trading post-Brexit to dodge 'trading blindly into extraordinary volatility'

The New York-based robo takes a 150-minute time-out saying to do otherwise would have been 'irresponsible'

June 24, 2016 at 7:08 PM

Robb Baldwin: Dealing with advisors who require lots of effort with very little assets, you realize that some of the greatest risk you end up facing is from small advisors.

The non-Big Four RIA custodians, no longer runts but stunted in growth, are applying tougher love to hobbyist RIAs

In part one of a three-part series, we examine how seven small custodians -- starting with Trade PMR and Scottrade -- are evolving away from the Utopian model of 100% inclusivity

June 7, 2016 at 10:14 PM

Paul Damon: I’d advise more balance and consideration in your reporting on alternatives, which seems to be lacking of late.

Citing two RIABiz recent articles, a longtime reader tells us why our hedge fund coverage is skewed

There's a place for alternatives in the post-crash era, our correspondent writes, especially when 60/40 portfolios are not a universal panacea

May 20, 2016 at 5:51 PM

Schwab teamed with AmEx months after rival Fidelity switched from AmEx to Visa

As Fidelity divorces American Express, Schwab steps in to launch AmEx cards -- with help from RIAs -- as part of broader effort

Fidelity says the average user got $1,500 in cash back last year, suggesting the average annual card-holder spend is around $75,000

May 2, 2016 at 6:37 PM

Ryan Parker was brought over to LPL from Russell Investments and now heads its robo efforts.

LPL unveils BlackRock's FutureAdvisor as its robo partner -- albeit with LPL model portfolios

After Nestwise dropped off the twig, then crickets, then a secret pilot launch, LPL announces that robo FutureAdvisor gets the nod

April 13, 2016 at 6:15 PM

Ed O'Brien: When you look at what eMoney is doing, it is creating tools to help advisors that don't even clear or custody with Fidelity.

As Ed O'Brien packs his bags for Philly to take eMoney CEO reins, Mike Durbin resumes his job modifying Fidelity's future from finance to software

Fidelity is piloting eMoney in its own private client business as Thomas McCarthy fills O'Brien's shoes and Durbin eyes more acquisitions

March 18, 2016 at 8:18 PM

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