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Charles Schwab (SCHW), which is big on surveys, just released the results of a brand new one: [click to continue reading…]

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InvestmentNews.com has a good story on Charles Schwab (SCHW) and TD Ameritrade’s (AMTD) lobbying efforts in Washington over the Fiduciary issue. While they are fierce competitors in everyday business, they’re teammates when it comes to battling Washington.

Here’s a brief explanation of a fiduciary obligation:

A fiduciary obligation exists whenever the relationship with the client involves a special trust, confidence, and reliance on ithe fiduciary to exercise his discretion or expertise in acting for the client. The fiduciary must knowingly accept that trust and confidence to exercise his expertise and discretion to act on the client’s behalf.

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PALI Research Rates TD Ameritrade Neutral

According to StreetInsider, PALI Research has launched coverage of TD Ameritrade (AMTD) with a Neutral Rating:
PALI analyst says, “There are many elements of the AMTD story we like, including the shift to asset gathering, potential accretion from thinkorswim, and our view that we are seeing a positive structural shift in retail trading. But after a [...]

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Barron’s Takes on Optionetics

Barron’s published a negative article about options broker OptionsXpress (OXPS) this past weekend, saying that “There is reason to be skeptical about claims made by Optionetics, a trading-seminar outfit that optionsXpress hopes will lure customers.”

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