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Registered Rep.
January 28, 2003 |
Weiss Study: Analyst Community Still a "Sell" Out A study of the ratings systems at 30 brokerage firms showed significant improvement in their identification of companies heading into bankruptcy. On the down side, though, a surprising number continue to recommend companies right up to the day they file for Chapter 11.   |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2005 |
"Initiating Coverage" Read Wall Street coverage of your stocks with a wary eye. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Why So Few "Sell" Ratings? There are many reasons why stock analysts rarely say "Sell"! |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2008
Saibal Saha |
"Sell" Is a 4-Letter Word Wall Street analysts hate to put down stocks, but praising everything doesn't help either. Merrill Lynch is taking steps to change the system. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2005 |
Stock Specialists Did you know that specialists are "making a market" in your stock? |
Registered Rep.
January 21, 2010
Christina Mucciolo |
Fidelity Cedes Top "Distributor" Spot to Schwab In Client Survey Affluent investors rated Charles Schwab the number one "distributor" or brokerage firm, bumping Fidelity into second place, according to Cogent Research's recently released 2010 Investor Brandscape report. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Riding High It was a fine year for brokerage firms -- especially their stocks. No one came up bigger than Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley in terms of percentage gains. |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Moore & Mildenberg |
In the Battle of the Big Brokers, Merrill Is Winning Merrill Lynch earns higher profits with fewer advisers, thanks to a smooth integration with Bank of America and more cross-selling. |
BusinessWeek
January 13, 2011
Michael J. Moore |
It's Showtime for Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley failed to live up to expectations last year; CEO James Gorman doesn't want the losing streak to continue. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Big Brokerages Can Still Be Trouble Though times have changed, some things remain the same. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Bill Mann |
New Standards Help Shareholders Many will think this sort of topic belongs squarely in the "so what?" category. But after the French company LVMH sued Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MWD) for what it considered to be extremely negative coverage -- and won -- this issue takes on some importance. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Where All the Funds Are Above Average Morningstar's new system has a lot of winners and not too many losers. |
Investment Advisor
April 2009
Marlene Y. Satter |
The Outlook: Negative, but Sound In the second half of 2008, Fitch Ratings moved its ratings outlook for most insurance regions and sectors globally to negative. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
A Game Changer for Mutual Funds Morningstar announces a new analyst ratings system that could have meaningful implications for the mutual fund world. |
Registered Rep.
May 17, 2011
Alan Lavine |
For Good Insurance, Get a Financially Sound Insurer The near collapse of the financial system in 2008 and 2009 makes it prudent to recommend the financially soundest insurance companies -- even though their premiums may be higher than those of lower-rated competitors. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Kristen French |
Where's My Money? After California brokers won $37 million in an overtime lawsuit against Merrill Lynch in August, a slew of copycat lawsuits have been filed against other brokerage firms, many of them in New York. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Find the Right Broker When it comes to handling your investments, one size doesn't fit all. Shop around. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
Ross Tucker |
Happy Holidays! You're Fired. The ax will fall at year's end for some 700 of 13,500 Morgan Stanley brokers. Some branches will be closed entirely. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Revealed: 3 Emails That Explain the Crisis Released last week, a new 650-page Senate report on the financial crisis describes multiple aspects of a financial system run amok, including the way in which bankers muscled ratings agencies to turbo-charge their deal-making machine. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: One Money Stock, Amazon's Future, and Netflix's Ratings Analyst Andy Cross rates ratings star Morningstar. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
The Ratings Game The companies that rate bonds look at several factors in rating fixed-income securities. Learn how these ratings work, and don't buy without knowing the facts. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2008
Morgan Housel |
The Moody's Blues Debt-ratings agency Moody's watches its earnings and reputation erode, as the once-lucrative business of rating batches of collateralized debt obligations has begun to sour. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2011
Tamara Rutter |
How Good Companies Use Bankruptcy to Their Benefit Can the courts save American Airlines? |
Home Theater
November 10, 2008 |
Circuit City Officially Bankrupt Recent store closures have not been enough to save Circuit City from the apocalypse. The mega-chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |
Registered Rep.
March 5, 2004
John Churchill |
Is Smaller Better? According to J.D. Power & Associates' "Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study," regional firms, through more "proactive contact in managing customer accounts," receive higher satisfaction ratings than some of the major national brokerage houses. |
Registered Rep.
April 19, 2006
Kevin Burke |
Merrill's Brokerage Earnings Up Pretax earnings at Merrill Lynch's global private client group rose 27% in the first quarter ending March 31 to $646 million, up from $510 million in the same period a year ago. As might be expected, the division's headcount increased along with profits. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2007
Saibal Saha |
Is Wall Street Out to Get You? Studies show some questionable practices continue at the top investment banking firms. |
The Motley Fool
December 19, 2011
John Grgurich |
After Friday's Downgrades, More Pain in the Banking Sector Banks feel the pressure. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 31, 2009
Martha Lagace |
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies Competition in credit ratings forces raters to favor issuers. This is contrary to the interest of those who rely on ratings to make investment decisions or to regulate. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Most Powerful Companies in the World Allowing one company's actions to have so much influence over the economy is terribly dangerous and never should have happened. But it is still happening, with ratings agencies. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
MF Global Infographic: How the Trade Actually Went Down A credit rating downgrade was all it took to spark a liquidity crisis. |
Health
May 2008
Dana Sullivan Kilroy |
Check Your Car's Safety Rating See how your car compares. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
The House of Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley has had its fair share of wrongdoing, but despite its warts, the brokerage firm should continue to thrive. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Cards ... for the Bankrupt? Is offering credit to bankrupt folks the right thing to do? While bankruptcy filings increased 17% over the last eight years, credit card profits went up 163% to $30.2 billion. This may discourage you as a citizen, but perhaps it will titillate you as an investor. |
CFO
June 1, 2010
Randy Myers |
Ratings Disaster Congress takes another stab at reforming the credit-rating agencies, whose AAA seal of approval helped fuel the subprime crisis. But will any change truly make a difference? |
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2009
Kristen French |
Gorman Grabs Morgan Stanley CEO Slot James Gorman, the former head of Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage division and now co-president of the firm, is slated to take over the CEO job in January, 2010. |
Managed Care
August 2005 |
Credit Ratings Look Rosy for Rest of 2005 Standard & Poor's expects the health insurance industry sector to continue to improve its credit rating in the second half of the year. |
Registered Rep.
July 21, 2005
Kristen French |
On the Gossip Trail: Mack to Replace Schaefer--But With Whom? When Morgan Stanley announced that the head of its struggling retail brokerage unit was stepping down, Wall Street immediately began speculating about who will be chosen as his successor -- and what that successor might augur for the retail brokerage. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2009
David Geracioti |
Can You Say, "Morgan Stanley Smith Barney?" The Joint Venture Launches Today The deal merging Citi's brokerage (Smith Barney) with Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group is closed -- ahead of schedule. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
I'm Downgrading Moody's Based on a poor ratings history. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Marlene Y. Satter |
Morningstar to Rate 529 Plans Morningstar, which has researched 529 plans for years, is now adding a qualitative rating system for the plans, and quantitative ratings on 529 options within the plans. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Brokers Offer Second Opinions Brokerages go from conflicts of interest to conflicts of recommendations. Many brokerages will now begin sending you second opinions on various investment opportunities along with their own recommendations. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Goldman Sinks a Birdie Goldman's second quarter may not have been stellar, but considering the environment, it definitely deserves a golf clap. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
3 Bankruptcies That Actually Helped Investors Some bankrupt companies made good investments. Take a look at: Conseco... Delta Airlines... UAL Corp. ... |
Registered Rep.
March 12, 2003
Ross Tucker |
The "Beginning of the End" for Traditional Retail Brokerage According to a report from Celent Communications, the effects of prolonged market difficulties and last year's Wall Street scandals are forcing a transformation of traditional retail brokerage firms. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Lynn Hume |
The Bond Buyer SEC Votes on Rules for Rating Agencies: The proposed rules would implement provisions of the Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006, which Congress approved and President Bush signed to foster increased competition, transparency and accountability among rating agencies. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Congress' Move Doesn't Rate With Moody's The market might be overreacting to the prospect of more regulation for ratings agencies. Moody's shares have lost almost 30% since the end of the first quarter. Value investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
The Wreckage of Refco The futures and derivatives broker continues its spectacular collapse. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2010
Alan J. Foxman |
Do You Always Have A Right To An Attorney In Arbitration? Q&A: Rights to attorneys in arbitration... Is giving the client a bond's rating enough when it comes to disclosing risks?... |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
John Churchill |
Earnings Forecast: Clouds Give Way to Sun The past year's earnings troubles belie the brokerage industry's sunny prospects for 2005. For advisors, the industry's recent troubles have translated into fewer jobs, but many firms are recruiting aggressively again. |
