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Abby Johnson blared no trumpets about her firm hitting $10 trillion.

Fidelity Investments flies past staggering $10T milestone, but Schwab, finally fully loaded with Q1 results from TDA merger, steals some of the Boston giant's thunder

The Boston and Westlake, Tex., companies are both on fire -- even showing surprising strength in the 'Robinhood' sector -- but Schwab's rollup of TD Ameritrade and USAA radically reduced a yawning gap

May 14, 2021 at 11:25 PM

Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev was called onto the carpet by Congress at a hearing into the GameStop frenzy.

Robinhood files for (give or take) $40-billion IPO before its 'zero' niche, its IPO window and its hipster appeal lose their buzz -- namely by March 31

The Menlo Park, Calif. discount broker's investor accounts average just $5,000, but it gets downloads of its app at unmatched levels in retail finance

March 24, 2021 at 2:22 AM

Baiju Bhatt (left) and Vladimir Tenev (right) founded Robinhood in 2013. Now the firm's DIY model is challenged by a suit alleging its duty of care is not just skin deep.

Robinhood allegedly implied a fiduciary duty to novice investors in the marketing of its 'game-like' trading app, even though it's a FINRA-regulated broker-dealer, new class action charges

Three Florida firms sue claiming (IPO bound, Bloomberg reports) Robinhood allegedly failed to direct self-directed investors -- a claim that is both legally shaky, and potentially serious, experts say.

November 17, 2020 at 4:54 AM

Jim Dickson: You will see Merrill shrink [its] training program ... and follow Fidelity's lead.

Fidelity, Schwab, Robinhood and even (days numbered) TD Ameritrade are hiring thousands of staff -- even as Merrill Lynch hits a snag-- what's that say about free trading?

Schwabitradehood's growing pains aren't just in website glitches but also to keep hold times to a mimimum in the phone service queue

September 1, 2020 at 1:37 AM

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

Frank Wilkinson: If you're a consulting client and paying less in fees, how are you not concerned that the OCIO clients who are [spending] more are getting preferential treatment?

Oisin's Bits: Vanguard aborts banking effort, because it was more fixated on beating BoA than being itself, an analyst says; SEI is killing it in the Mercer/Russell realm by competing with a retrofitted TAMP-thingy

The $5.3-billion Malvern, Pa. monster finds its investors want it to stick to investing, not checking accounts and the Oaks, Pa. TAMP leader gets upmarket with no-conflict pitch and product fit and

March 22, 2019 at 11:22 PM

Noah Kerner: We respect what Wealthfront has created but Acorns has a very different customer and product roadmap.

As Acorns grapples with monetizing 1.1 million micro-accounts, the laid-back LA robo-advisor brings Wealthfront’s former chief exec onto its board

After this week's $1.3-billion Robinhood valuation, the sheer quantity of Acorn accounts may count for plenty in VC estimations

April 28, 2017 at 9:50 PM

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