Catherine Hickey
Catherine Hickey
add bells companies competition decision definitely fund motivate web whistles
Even before Merrill Lynch made its announcement, there was competition to add more bells and whistles to your Web site. Merrill's decision will definitely motivate fund companies even more.
funds management quite strong
Over the long term, they've been quite strong. A lot of these funds have been around for a while and have strong management teams.
account company fund opening people seems time turn
It seems like every time you turn around another fund company is opening a brokerage business. Consolidating your account is what they're going after -- people really like being able to do it all in one place.
financial flourish might moving services uncharted
They might be able to flourish by going with a supermarket. But who knows? It's uncharted territory. The more we see financial services firms moving to the Web, it could very much be in their (the boutique shops') interest.
environmental good investors portion screens small specific year
This year is kind of an aberration. It probably would be good for very specific investors with specific environmental screens in mind. But only a small portion of the portfolio.