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Registered Rep.
October 8, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
Brokerage Firms Continued Recommending Floundering Companies: Weiss Survey A surprising 74% of the 62 brokerage firms that follow companies that filed for bankruptcy protection between May 1 and Aug. 31 continued to recommend those companies to investors even as they were seeking protection.   |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2008
Saibal Saha |
"Sell" Is a 4-Letter Word Wall Street analysts hate to put down stocks, but praising everything doesn't help either. Merrill Lynch is taking steps to change the system. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005 |
"Initiating Coverage" Read Wall Street coverage of your stocks with a wary eye. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2007
Saibal Saha |
Is Wall Street Out to Get You? Studies show some questionable practices continue at the top investment banking firms. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Why So Few "Sell" Ratings? There are many reasons why stock analysts rarely say "Sell"! |
Registered Rep.
January 21, 2010
Christina Mucciolo |
Fidelity Cedes Top "Distributor" Spot to Schwab In Client Survey Affluent investors rated Charles Schwab the number one "distributor" or brokerage firm, bumping Fidelity into second place, according to Cogent Research's recently released 2010 Investor Brandscape report. |
Registered Rep.
April 28, 2003
Will Leitch |
Historic Settlement Doesn't Target Brokers -- But You're Hardly Home Free Now that the Wall Street global settlement is official, brokers might be inclined to heave a sigh of relief. Don't. While the settlement will have a lasting impact on the brokerage industry, brokers have been unscathed by the Spitzer investigations -- so far. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
New Standards Help Shareholders Many will think this sort of topic belongs squarely in the "so what?" category. But after the French company LVMH sued Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) for what it considered to be extremely negative coverage -- and won -- this issue takes on some importance. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Marlene Y. Satter |
Morningstar to Rate 529 Plans Morningstar, which has researched 529 plans for years, is now adding a qualitative rating system for the plans, and quantitative ratings on 529 options within the plans. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Brokers Offer Second Opinions Brokerages go from conflicts of interest to conflicts of recommendations. Many brokerages will now begin sending you second opinions on various investment opportunities along with their own recommendations. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
Glenn S. Curtis |
War, What Is It Good For? War, or rather the prelude to war, has been, historically, bad for the stock market. One group of stocks harder hit than most during these saber-rattling times is the brokerage sector. |
Registered Rep.
February 8, 2004
Will Leitch |
IT Spending Expected To Rise in 2004 A new study asserts that Wall St. firms are ready to address one of reps' most common complaints in recent years: the lack of resources devoted to internal infrastructure, especially technology. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Goldman Sinks a Birdie Goldman's second quarter may not have been stellar, but considering the environment, it definitely deserves a golf clap. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2006
Dumortier & Khattab |
Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc. |
Search Engine Watch
May 25, 2005
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Launches Personalized Movie Recommendations Looking for a film recommendation based on your own personal tastes and interests? Check out Yahoo's new personalized movie recommendations. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2012
Rebecca Lipman |
Avoiding "Group Think": Barclays and UBS Analysts Are Bullish for These 10 Stocks Looking for ideas on how to find stocks poised to outperform? One source is the sell-side ratings from various banks and firms, usually phrased positively as "buy" or "overweight." |
Registered Rep.
July 2, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Judge Dismisses Class-Action Suits Against Merrill, Others It was a victory in court yesterday for Merrill Lynch and three other large investment banks -- Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Goldman Sach -- as judges dismissed claims in two class action suits related to the firms' tainted stock research. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
A Game Changer for Mutual Funds Morningstar announces a new analyst ratings system that could have meaningful implications for the mutual fund world. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Riding High It was a fine year for brokerage firms -- especially their stocks. No one came up bigger than Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in terms of percentage gains. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Big Brokerages Can Still Be Trouble Though times have changed, some things remain the same. |
Registered Rep.
May 15, 2008
John Churchill |
Merrill's New Stock Rankings Merrill Lynch announces new guidelines for its research analysts that will require them to increase the number of firms in their coverage area that they expect will fall or underperform in the coming 12 months. |
Registered Rep.
March 5, 2004
John Churchill |
Is Smaller Better? According to J.D. Power & Associates' "Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study," regional firms, through more "proactive contact in managing customer accounts," receive higher satisfaction ratings than some of the major national brokerage houses. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Where All the Funds Are Above Average Morningstar's new system has a lot of winners and not too many losers. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Find the Right Broker When it comes to handling your investments, one size doesn't fit all. Shop around. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Behind the Star System Morningstar defends its mutual fund ratings in the face of new competition. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Revealed: 3 Emails That Explain the Crisis Released last week, a new 650-page Senate report on the financial crisis describes multiple aspects of a financial system run amok, including the way in which bankers muscled ratings agencies to turbo-charge their deal-making machine. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Congress' Move Doesn't Rate With Moody's The market might be overreacting to the prospect of more regulation for ratings agencies. Moody's shares have lost almost 30% since the end of the first quarter. Value investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Merrill's Running of the Bull What kind of risks is this firm taking to grow its earnings? Are investors willing to let management's plans unfold? |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Not Much Lovin' for Lehman Investment bank stocks are often proxies for the market; that's not so good right now. Even with the steep declines in May, Lehman doesn't look like a tremendous bargain for investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Leapin' Lehman! The brokerage reports a fabulous first quarter. Things are looking good for brokerage companies, and their stocks reflect that. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
What the Heck Is Investment Banking, Anyway? A look at what investment bankers actually do and the firms that are involved in the business, along with their stock ratings. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2006
John Churchill |
TD Ameritrade Wins Luxury Brand Ranking Every brokerage firm is courting wealthy clients, and many of them say that serving the wealthy is what they do best. So just how are these firms doing? |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
I'm Downgrading Moody's Based on a poor ratings history. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Geoff Lewis |
The Bloody Mess After the Internet Bubble In this excerpt from Blood On The Street: The Sensational Inside Story of How Wall Street Analysts Duped a Generation of Investors author Charles Gasparino offers two versions of the broker story. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2005 |
Stock Specialists Did you know that specialists are "making a market" in your stock? |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2006
David Meier |
Private Equity Is Not a Safety Net Private equity speculation is a risk mitigation tool? Since when did speculation reduce a stock's risk? |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Deutsche Securities declares war on Goldman's Schwab downgrade. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Where's My Money? After California brokers won $37 million in an overtime lawsuit against Merrill Lynch in August, a slew of copycat lawsuits have been filed against other brokerage firms, many of them in New York. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Surprise! Brokerages Favor the Rich Brokerages don't treat all investors the same. The more money you have at the brokerage, the better interest rate you'll likely receive. It doesn't sound quite fair, does it? |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Make the Most of Your Brokerage Take some time to see what your brokerage offers you. You might even want to look for a greener pasture. |
Technology Research News
July 2, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Recommenders can skew results Just how accurate are the recommender systems online media sellers use to allow buyers to pass on their judgments about books, movies and CDs to their fellow consumers? Researchers have shown that the way recommender systems are set up can affect the opinions they evoke. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Commissions Falling: Are Yours? You can pay $5 per trade, or even less, if you shop around for a broker tailored to meet your needs. |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2007
John Churchill |
Merrill Earnings Forecast Dismal, Congress Investigating Rating Agencies With many peers already having taken it on the chin, analysts expect significant pain for Merrill too. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Should You Listen to Your Broker? Think twice before acting on a "buy" rating from a brokerage. |
Registered Rep.
August 2, 2005
Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Fined $6.1 Million for Fee-Based Brokerage Slip-Ups NASD's investigation showed that from January 2001 through December 2003, Morgan Stanley failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system to review and monitor its fee-based brokerage business. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005 |
Registered Rep.'s Broker Report Cards How seven of the nation's largest brokerage firms stack up against each other. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
Morningstar Has a AAA-Rated Plan Morningstar announced today that it's getting into the credit rating business. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2009
Rich Smith |
This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Swiss investment banker UBS wades into the troubled U.S. auto sector with a fistful of ratings, including "buys" for Ford and Johnson Controls. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The Market Is Wrong on UBS UBS appears to have turned the corner in restoring investor confidence, but do fundamentals back this up? |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2004
Steven Mallas |
Will Schwab Reward Patience? The company saw an improvement in its trades, but will this market be kind to the brokerages? |
