Safe and Sound
By James J. GreenOur role, says Charles Goldman, is to "provide safety and soundness of clients' assets" for the advisors who custody those assets at Schwab Institutional (SI)....
November 01, 2008
Catching Up With: Ken FisherOver the past few years, we've checked in with Ken Fisher several times to see how the founder and CEO of this largest of RIA...
October 20, 2008
Time to Change Partners?Change. Clearly, it's the one thing which remains constant. When I started this journey over a year ago, the decision I had was to align...
October 14, 2008
Bank of New York Mellon to Act as TARP CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon has been chosen by the Treasury Department as the custodian to implement the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)--or the $700 billion bailout fund.
October 01, 2008
RIAs Are Certainly Not "Under-Regulated"I most strongly disagree with the assertion by Eric Schwartz in the "The Case for the Flexible B/D" (IA September), that RIAs are "under-regulated." He...
September 26, 2008
TD Ameritrade Offers $50 Million in Client SupportIn the wake of the announcement that the value of the original money market mutual fund, The Primary Fund, had dropped below $1 per share, primarily due to debt written off in the face of the Lehman Brothers collapse, TD Ameritrade has pledged up to $50 million to mitigate client...
September 19, 2008
The Benefits of an RIAWhat a rollercoaster ride this has been! As you are acutely aware, the markets have been quite dysfunctional. Only those very close to the situation...
September 01, 2008
The Quiet, but Growing CustodianWhen most rias think of their custodial options, their choices seem limited to the big four: Schwab Institutional, Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, TD Ameritrade, and...