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Investment Advisor January 2009 Kara P. Stapleton	Passing It Along Advisors take note: Despite the market maelstrom that has slashed the value of portfolios left and right, there is still plenty of wealth that is on the brink of being transferred from one generation to another.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Income Plans, Merrill Style Service links Bank of America deposit accounts with Merrill Lynch cash management accounts.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell	Drivers of Annuity Sales Assets in annuities will jump to $2.9 trillion by 2012 -- a compound annual growth rate of 7.9% -- sparked by demographic trends and product development that addresses both guaranteed income and principal protection.
Registered Rep. April 27, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	Merrill Lynch Names Thiel to Run U.S. Brokerage Thiel, 50, will replace Lyle LaMothe. LaMothe, also 50, said on March 4 that he would retire as head of Merrill Lynch U.S. Wealth Management.
Registered Rep. April 15, 2009 Kristen French	Bank of America Launches Client Referral Program It's one of several referral programs the bank is putting together as part of its integration with Merrill Lynch, including one that would offer leads from the commercial banking division to certain Merrill Lynch advisors.
Registered Rep. April 15, 2011 Kristen French	Merrill Earnings Strongest Since Bank of America Takeover Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division, which includes Merrill Lynch, reported its highest earnings since Bank of America's takeover of Merrill in late 2008, as asset management and brokerage fees rose.
Registered Rep. October 28, 2015	Merrill Lynch: A Simple and Streamlined Approach Merrill Lynch designed Merrill Lynch One, a multi-year, $100 million project that brought together five disparate money management platforms, each with their own fee structure, enrollment process and website.
Registered Rep. October 2, 2008	Thain Gets a Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has accepted an offer to be president of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management at Bank of America.
Investment Advisor November 2009 Kathleen M. McBride	Merrill's Big Plans The importance of culture at the organization is what Sallie Krawcheck spoke of at her first press conference as president of Global Wealth Management & Investment Management at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	More Rich People to Serve According to the annual World Wealth Report, prepared by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, the number of high-net-worth investors worldwide rose to 7.7 million, a 7.5 percent increase, or a net 500,000 people.
Registered Rep. August 4, 2009 French & Churchill	Dan Sontag Departs Merrill Lynch Much beloved by Merrill financial advisors, Dan Sontag is stepping down as head of Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 John Churchill	More, More, More Faced with growing competition from other advice providers and fewer inherent advantages in the way of products and platform capabilities, wirehouse brokers will feel pressure to do more fee-based business and to make wealthier clients a bigger part of their practice.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Kristen French	Runaway Growth: Rep-As-Advisor Assets Explode In the past year, as a result of the end of asset-based fees in non-advisory managed-account programs, assets in nondiscretionary rep-as-advisor programs have ballooned.
Investment Advisor March 2010 James J. Green	Merrill Discovers Retirement It appears that Merrill Lynch, now ensconced in Bank of America, has realized the importance of retirement planning to its clients and potential clients, and is moving to better position its army of financial advisors to compete in the space.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French	Due Diligence: Merrill Cost-Cutting Centers on Client Segmentation, Less Bureacracy Merrill Lynch financial advisors can expect Bank of America cost-cutting to take the form of greater client segmentation and reduced bureaucracy, said John Thiel of Merrill Lynch
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Namita Devidayal	A Fitting Problem Having found the securities industry severely wanting in its policing of research conflicts, market-timing and fee disclosures, the regulators are looking to see if similar abuses exist in the insurance industry.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Elizabeth Wine	Seeking Unsexy Annuities Annuities have received a bad rap of late for their high fees and confusing contracts. But as other investments tank, clients are once again looking for guaranteed income streams from their portfolios.
Registered Rep. June 11, 2008	Thain + You, Sittin' in A Tree Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain heaps praise upon the wealth management division during an interview.
Registered Rep. April 20, 2010 Kristen French	Merrill Won't Seek Growth Through Top Tier Advisor Hires Merrill Lynch plans to grow primarily by investing in current advisors and hiring rookies, said Merrill Lynch president of Global Wealth and Investment Management Sallie Krawcheck on Tuesday.
Registered Rep. April 16, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Merrill Advisor Defections Flat In Q1, Profit Falls Profits were down last quarter at Merrill Lynch but the brokerage's performance still helped to lift the fortunes of its new parent, Bank of America Corp.
Registered Rep. October 5, 2009 Kristen French	Merrill Launches Branding Campaign; Recruiting Net Positive The new campaign Monday will cost the firm $20 million in the fourth quarter, the most Merrill has ever spent on marketing.
Investment Advisor June 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Warming Up to Annuities Investment advisors are steadily increasing their use of immediate annuities for rollover dollars, according to a recent study by Cerulli Associates.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2010 Robert Brokamp	Want My Advice? You Can't Afford Me! Look for fee-only advisors as a better alternative to the big brokerage firms. The dirty, little not-so-secret of the mainstream financial-services industry is that middle-class America need not apply.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2008	Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when?
Registered Rep. February 10, 2012 Jerry Gleeson	RIA Rising: How a Merrill Policy Sent an Advisor Down Independence Road The partners at Beirne Wealth Management Group in Milford, Conn. had talked off and on over the years about leaving the wirehouse, John Beirne Jr. told me, but it took a new sales policy from the company headquarters to push the practice out the door.
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Howard J. Stock	Back Office Move Has Advisors Up In Arms -- Some Bolt Questions surround what will happen to BAI clients when Merrill moves their accounts from National Financial to Merrill Lynch.
Registered Rep. October 24, 2008 John Churchill	Merrill Retention Is Adequate for Top Dogs, Scanty for Lower-Tier Producers The long-awaited Merrill Lynch retention package has arrived. Not surprisingly, top producers will probably be pleased, but others may not.
On Wall Street May 1, 2012 Lorie Konish	Wealth Firms Need to Sharpen Their Consumer Focus Wealth management firms need to be more nimble in meeting the demands of clients in order to best capture the surge in available assets over the course of this decade.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Chris O'Leary	The Trouble With Annuities For registered reps, annuities, one of the most lucrative and complex items in an advisor's repertoire, can appear to be a cure-all for clients. Clients seem to love them, because of the guaranteed income -- even if they don't understand them.
Registered Rep. February 2, 2011 Charles Paikert	Even The Rich Are Worrying About Retirement "There's a newfound feeling of vulnerability among wealthier clients," said Lyle LaMoth, head of U.S. Wealth Management for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.
Registered Rep. October 30, 2003	Merrill CEO: We're Hiring Stan O'Neal, chairman and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch, says the company is accelerating its hiring of financial advisors.
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bernie Clark	The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them.
Registered Rep. July 18, 2007 Kevin Burke	Merrill Reports Strong Revenues, Adds 270 Advisors Merrill Lynch's retail brokerage arm turns in another strong quarter, as fee-based revenue continued to climb to record levels.
Registered Rep. May 31, 2013 Megan Leonhardt	Sizing Up the Street In the latest earnings cycle, here's how the wirehouses stacked up.
Registered Rep. January 24, 2011 Jerry Gleeson	BofA/Merrill Pricing Plan To Advance Cross-Selling Merrill Edge, the discount investment brokerage that Merrill Lynch rolled out last year, is playing its part in parent company Bank of America's effort to cross-sell consumer banking and investment services.
Registered Rep. February 2, 2006 Kristen French	Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest.
Registered Rep. January 31, 2011 Charles Paikert	Women Less Confident About Retirement; Younger Investors More Conservative Only one-third of affluent women had full confidence in their ability to meet their long-term financial goals, compared to half of their male counterparts.
Investment Advisor July 2006 Robert F. Keane	Getting It All Done While for many advisors taking the wealth management route is a no-brainer, it's not without potential pitfalls. Wealth management covers much more than just how much money the client has.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Selena Maranjian	How Steep Are Some Brokerage Fees? Investors, make sure you do your homework before you choose a broker.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004	The Lowdown on Variable Annuities Plans such as 401(k)s and IRAs are generally more effective for socking away money for retirement.
Registered Rep. January 6, 2009	Sontag Takes McCann's Job At Merrill More shocking to Merrill Lynch advisors than the sudden departure of their leader is the disappearance of the "MER" logo from their computer screens.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French	Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Mother Merrill's Extreme Makeover A 12-year veteran of Merrill Lynch has noticed a pronounced improvement over the years in the way clients perceive him and his colleagues.
Bank Technology News March 2011 John Adams	Self Service With An Edge When it comes to attracting wealth management clients, the new focus is entirely on control - specifically giving control to customers via electronic channels.
Registered Rep. July 26, 2011 Charles Paikert	WML Q&A with Keith Banks, President, U.S. Trust: "We have a Unique Situation." U.S. Trust president Keith Banks can breathe easier after coming off a very good month.
Registered Rep. April 13, 2012 Kristen French	Wells Fargo Wealth Management Business Posts Stagnant First Quarter Wells Fargo's wealth management business reported no growth in assets and a slight decline in advisors for the first quarter versus the same time period a year ago.
Registered Rep. July 19, 2011 Kristen French	Bank of America Gains 500 Financial Advisors, Client Balances Slip in Q2 It was an ugly quarter for Bank of America, which reported an $8.8 billion loss in the second quarter.
On Wall Street October 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Will Bofa's Leadership Change Hurt the Thundering Herd? In one fell swoop, Bank of America changed the face of its wealth management leadership when it announced the departure of the unit's top executive Sallie Krawcheck.
On Wall Street December 1, 2008 Frances A. McMorris	Bank of America Gets on Board Bank of America finally gave in and agreed to join the industry-wide protocol in an effort to prevent an exodus of Merrill Lynch financial advisors.
On Wall Street April 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	U.S. Trust Defends Garden Policy, Codifies Processes Bank of America Corp. gave its U.S. Trust advisors notice in February that they were subject to "garden leave restrictions" if they left, sending shock waves through the industry.