Inside the $26 billion Charles Schwab-TD Ameritrade mega-merger that came together before the commission wars broke out

We spoke with insiders and analysts about how the deal, first reported late last week, came together — and what the knock-on effects may be.

November 26, 2019   |   View Online »

Inside the $26 billion Charles Schwab-TD Ameritrade mega-merger that came together before the commission wars broke out Rebecca Ungarino | We spoke with insiders and analysts about how the deal, first reported late last week, came together — and what the knock-on effects may be. Read More »

Financial-planning startup Facet Wealth is using Netflix-style pricing to scoop up clients that other firms turn down for being too small Rebecca Ungarino | Facet Wealth is a registered investment adviser with a fintech twist that's tapping into major themes playing out in the wealth-management industry. Read More »

Ualá, a fast-growing personal-finance app in Argentina, just closed a $150 million fundraising led by Tencent and SoftBank's Latin America innovation fund Dakin Campbell and Bradley Saacks | The latest funding is more than three times what the company has raised in its two previous funding rounds combined. Read More »

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We watched 15 Blackstone employees pitch charities to senior dealmakers to learn what it takes to impress the firm's top brass Casey Sullivan | Senior dealmakers quizzed contestants on scalability and funding sources for the charities they were pitching, and $100,000 grants were on the line. Read More »

Citi Ventures is betting on cars that pay their own bills, and its co-head of investing envisions a future where your devices make payments without you Shannen Balogh | Machine-oriented payments are a "natural next step," Ramneek Gupta, cohead of investing at Citi Ventures, told us. Read More »

SoftBank-backed robotic pizza startup Zume is losing 4 more executives, including its CMO and the head of a major business division, amid a big restructuring Megan Hernbroth | Zume is shuffling its business units together to focus more on sustainable packaging and creating automated technology for food trucks and restaurants. Read More »

A 20-year-old YouTube creator explains how she earned $23,000 in ad revenue from a single video Amanda Perelli | Alyssa Kulani lives in Canada and is a full-time YouTube influencer. She posts weekly videos to her channel with 676,000 subscribers. Read More »

Mars CEO reveals how millennials' growing tendency to treat pets like children is transforming the $35 billion company's business Kate Taylor,Shoshy Ciment,Clayton Dyer | The pet care industry is booming, especially among Gen Z and millennials, who increasingly see their pets as more than just animals. Read More »

5 things the ultrawealthy are doing to prepare their portfolios in case of a recession, from ditching bonds to stockpiling cash Taylor Nicole Rogers | Though many financial planners advise not altering your portfolio in reaction to the market, some high-net-worth people are shifting their fortunes. Read More »

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