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TD Ameritrade Adds More Breakaway Brokers
By Janet LevauxTD Ameritrade has attracted 260 affiliated advisors from national firms and independent broker-dealers in the past nine months.
July 20, 2011
Fiscal Q3 Earnings: TD Ameritrade's Decline Versus Prior QuarterTD Ameritrade announced quarterly earnings on Tuesday, reporting EPS of $0.27 on profits of $157.4 million compared with EPS of $0.30 on profits of $171.7 million in the prior quarter.
July 20, 2011
Commonwealth Financial Offers Forefield Marketing Apps to Its AdvisorsIndependent BD reps will gain access to educational, CE and client communications tools at no charge from Broadridge unit.
July 18, 2011
Q2 Earnings: Schwab's Net Income Meets Estimates on ‘Soft’ TradingNet new assets in advisory accounts up year over year but down from previous quarter.
July 14, 2011
Q2 Earnings Outlook: Financial Firms’ Reporting Season Off to Good StartBut with new rules hitting banks, corporate results could face headwinds in the second quarter of 2011.
July 13, 2011
Schwab Boosts Global-Investing Platform With Broadridge DealPartnership will allow Schwab to offer clients more foreign-equity and currency-markets access.
July 12, 2011
A Fiduciary Standard: The Next Big (Marketing) Thing?If brokers can call themselves fiduciaries without actually being so, having a 'fiduciary duty' may become the next powerful marketing tool.
July 11, 2011
Industry Awareness AwardNational Underwriter Life & Health is pleased to announce that the Insurance Industry Charitable foundation (IICF) is the recipient of the 2011 Industry Elite Award for Industry Awareness.