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Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005
David A. Geracioti |
American Express to Exit the Financial Advisory Business American Express Financial Advisors will be spun off to shareholders and not sold because of adverse tax consequences that shareholders would have faced in a sale. American Express shares jumped 6.4% on the news.   |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Should You Invest Like Buffett? If you really want to achieve Buffett-like returns, let Buffett just invest for you. In other words, consider (after doing your homework on it, of course) buying one or more shares of Berkshire Hathaway. |
Registered Rep.
December 8, 2015 |
2015 Broker Report Card: Show Me The Money Advisors' gross production varied widely by firm in this year's survey results. |
Registered Rep.
January 20, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Wealth Management Has Strong Fourth Quarter At Morgan, BofA Neither Morgan Stanley Smith Barney nor Bank of America ended 2009 with a bang in the earnings department. But their wealth management units were pockets of strength. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2004
John Churchill |
Shaky Third Quarter Gives Advisors Pause The last quarter hasn't been great for retail brokerages. Low trading activity and geopolitical uncertainty kept investors on the sidelines, and advisors are feeling the pinch. |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
David Henry |
Learn To Think Like Warren Buffett The structure of the Proctor & Gamble-Gillette deal, which shelters investors from taxes, could well become a Wall Street model for future mergers and acquisitions. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
P&G Poised to Prosper The proposed Gillette merger isn't the only good news out this week. With strong growth at the year's midway point (most of it organic), management has decided to lift its second-half outlook. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2008
Sham Gad |
AmEx Does Options Right American Express takes a laudable approach in paying CEO Ken Chenault big bucks while keeping the interests of shareholders at the top of the list. |
Registered Rep.
January 14, 2011
Kristen French |
Some MSSB Advisors Upset by Johnston's Departure Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman announced Thursday that Greg Fleming, head of the firm's asset management business, will replace Charles Johnston as head of wealth management. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Giving Credit to AmEx Given the current economic climate, is AmEx about to charge it up? Third-quarter net income at American Express rose 14% to $879 million, or $0.69 per share. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: Morgan Stanley Advisors Paid to Put Clients in New Amex Credit Card Morgan Stanley Smith Barney financial advisors and client service associates will get a "small" amount of compensation for the administrative process of handling card sign up. |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Chuck Prince: Smith Barney Goin' Nowhere Citigroup's CEO has been at the center of company news recently with his plans to cut costs including last week's announcement of about 17,000 job cuts. That cut may affect over 100 Smith Barney employees and about 30 advisors. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Merrill, MSSB Invest in New Technology Wirehouse firms continue to upgrade their advisor workstation technology following the recent consolidation among firms. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Would Buffett Buy American Express? Berkshire Hathaway has too much cash. Let's take a look at a Buffett favorite that's been clobbered lately: American Express. Buffett has treasured it for decades, and best of all, its shares' 36% drop in the past year might make it a Berkshire buyout candidate. |
Registered Rep.
February 23, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
Morgan, Smith Barney Reps Get Retention Awards, NOT Bonuses Top producers at both firms stand to receive as much as 105 percent of trailing twelve month production to stay with the joint firm. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2007
Joseph Khattab |
Warren Buffett's Favorite Stocks Berkshire Hathaway releases its updated stock holdings. A little analysis of the top 10 holdings gives a glimpse into what Warren Buffett looks for in an investment. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2007
John Reeves |
Warren Buffett's Priceless Investment Advice If investing in wonderful companies at fair prices is good enough for Warren Buffett -- arguably the finest investor on the planet -- it should good enough for the rest of us. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Philip Durell |
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Berkshire Hathaway Management doesn't get any better than Warren Buffett. It's hard to find a better lower-risk investment or a better blue chip than Berkshire Hathaway. |
Registered Rep.
April 17, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney Losing Advisors, Client Assets But while Smith Barney is losing reps, it also appears to be recruiting heavily. |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2010
Bill Willis |
The Treasure Within In an effort to compete for the high-net-worth segment of the retail market, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and UBS have formed separate divisions, which were developed to focus on the challenges unique to this wealthy group. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2008
Adam J. Wiederman |
One Key Component of Buffett's Success Let's talk about one key component of Buffett's success that may sometimes go overlooked in all the talk of cash flows and margins. Read on to see what it is. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Apres Purcell--Le Spinoff? Now that Morgan Stanley's CEO has given up, the future of the old Dean Witter organization is in question. Morgan Stanley remains under pressure to improve profitability and its stock price. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2007
Emil Lee |
Bend It Like Buffett: Dissecting American Express How AmEx got its groove back and a closer look at some of the things management did to create value for American Express shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Buffett's Rohming, Too Dow's paying up for Rohm & Haas, but the deal looks good. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2008
Bruce Jackson |
Not Listening to Buffett Cost Me Thousands Don't make the same mistake. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2007
Richard Gibbons |
An Excellent Opportunity for Small Investors What would Buffett do if he had a portfolio the size of yours? Being a small investor can be advantageous. You can buy into deals that are too small for professional arbitrageurs to enter. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Eben Esterhuizen |
Warren Buffett's Trades: Visualizing the Oracle's Portfolio Tweaks A look at Berkshire Hathaway's recent moves. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Buffett Tracking Two More Railroads Buffett buys shares in unnamed North American railroads. Investors, take note. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Got Conflicts? A new business model seems to be gaining popularity: retail brokerages spinning off their asset-management businesses but retaining a minority stake. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
Mathew Emmert |
Warren, Show Me the Money Why Berkshire Hathaway should pay dividends. |
Registered Rep.
June 27, 2005
Kristen French |
Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution. |
Registered Rep.
March 9, 2011
Kristen French |
Morgan Stanley Cutting 200-300 FAs And Trainees The firm's wealth management division, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, should end the quarter with about 17,800 advisors, still the largest brokerage force in the U.S. by headcount. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2005 |
By the Numbers Top 10 Broker/Dealers, by Advisor Headcount: Merrill Lynch... Wachovia... Smith Barney... Morgan Stanley... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A Portfolio to Make Mom Proud Amid falling markets, consider buying only stocks you'd recommend to your mother. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
When Acquisitions Go Awry Steer clear of companies engaging in obviously silly or reckless deals. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Worst to First at Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack has quickly put Morgan Stanley back on the pedestal of highly respected Wall Street firms. How long it stays there is anyone's guess, but now may not be the time for investors to bet against it. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Stocks You Won't Sell If the companies you own pay you well, you may never need to sell them. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Gillette's Garter of Greenbacks Procter & Gamble was already a formidable competitor for shelf space. With Gillette part of the family, that competitive strength is only going to grow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2010
April Taylor |
Buffett Is Selling Warren Buffett reduced his stake in 13 holdings in the most recent quarter, with four being eliminated from the portfolio altogether. |
The Motley Fool
December 14, 2009
Jim Royal |
Here's a Chance to Invest Like Buffett Use options to help curb your temperament. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2010
Rich Smith |
What in the World Is Warren Buffett Thinking? You heard it here first: The recession ain't over. Berkshire filed its quarterly Form 13F-HR with the SEC, revealing a multitude of tweaks and fine-tunings to the Master's portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2007
Sham Gad |
The Numbers Don't Lie Among the reasons Warren Buffett may be the greatest investor of all time: he has never had a down year... he has never hidden his strategy... and he has remained largely unleveraged... |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2005
Robert Allen |
A Marriage Made in Corporate Heaven The future couldn't be much brighter for the new juggernaut of Procter & Gamble and Gillette. Investors and consumers alike should benefit enormously as the story unfolds. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Sham Gad |
Value Investors Only Care About Bear Markets How you perform in bear markets is what counts. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Kristen French |
The Ameriprise Challenge Formerly known as American Express Financial Advisors, the firm officially struck out on its own when it debuted on the NYSE. Ameriprise is one of the largest financial advisory firms, with more than 10,500 financial advisors and over $410 billion in assets. Still it's got a lot to prove. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Hired and Fired Up The biggest brokerage businesses are showing that even in a modest market upswing they now have in place a strategy for delivering stronger and steadier sales and earnings growth. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
David A. Geracioti |
An Amexit Stage Right Saying there are "few critical strategic links between the two businesses that create a compelling case" for keeping them together, American Express CEO Ken Chenault announced Amex's plans to spin off American Express Financial Advisors. |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
What's Ahead for Berkshire Hathaway in 2012? Berkshire Hathaway's stock didn't fare so well in 2011, but will the new year offer comeback potential? |
BusinessWeek
July 25, 2005
Robert Barker |
P&G's $57 Billion Bargain Should it close, Procter & Gamble's $57 billion deal for Gillette is likely to stand as this year's biggest. Focusing on three different sets of numbers, for investors P&G stock looks like a bargain. |
