Retail investors

Bank of America's Merrill Edge goes to zero-dollar trades amid price war

10/21/19

The move follows similar offers from other major brokerages in the last two weeks, as the wealth management industry races to woo clients with the lowest-priced products possible.

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Shop at Amazon, get its stock: Stash's new debit rewards idea

03/26/19

A new feature from the microinvesting app Stash allows users to accumulate free stock in the companies where they spend money.

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Wells Fargo fined by SEC over ‘flipping’ of structured products

06/25/18

The company's brokerage unit agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle claims that employees persuaded clients to sell certain investments before maturity in order to collect higher fees.

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What’s my bank got to do with the price of milk?

04/04/18

Forget ROA and efficiency ratio. When it comes to buying stakes in small banks, many investors are looking at indicators like commodities prices, executives' ages and city-by-city market conditions.

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Grin and bear it: The wisdom of getting along with bank analysts

02/15/18

Having solid relationships with those who cover the banking industry can lend credibility to management teams, especially when times are tough.

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Online retailer expands robo-advice space (no, it’s not Amazon)

02/05/18

Overstock will offer automated investing to its millions of shoppers. Some financial advisers reacted with a shrug, but are they underestimating the move?

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Music to investors’ ears: Banks will use tax cut to boost dividends

01/12/18

Executives of large banks told investors and analysts what they wanted to hear Friday when they said they plan to increase returns to shareholders.

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