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Fidelity Gets A Subpoena On Failed Private Placements

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It looks like even Fidelity isn't immune to the current sweep of firms that handled the sales of privately traded securities.

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Raymond James, TD Ameritrade Advisors Saw No "Tax Season" Dip In Their Business Last Month

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Maybe it's how you slice the numbers, but you won't hear Raymond James or the RIAs in the TD Ameritrade family complaining that tax season killed their asset flows.

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Schwab Has A Slow Month, Starts A Corporate Blog

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According to most metrics, Charles Schwab ground its gears as self-directed investors paid their taxes last month. On the other hand, the firm is tiptoeing toward a social media presence.

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Fidelity Captures $2 Billion In Ultra-Wealthy Accounts In Under Six Months

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Extremely wealthy people are often lured into the world of private banking and family offices, but Fidelity is successfully offering advisors the tools they need to compete with those white-glove institutions.

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Fidelity Launches New Web-Based RIA Marketing Kit

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Fidelity affiliates can now create a marketing plan online -- and tighten their business plan while they're at it -- as part of a new push to provide market consulting services.

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