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In echo of DFA-RIA custody strife, Morgan Stanley nixes new Vanguard mutual fund account openings

As the idea of a fund shelf diminishes, the Malvern, Pa.-based firm's refusal to pay such fees earns cold shoulder from the top New York wirehouse

Author Brooke Southall May 4, 2017 at 10:56 PM
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James Gorman is lowering wealth management fees and lowering boom on unhelpful fund firms.

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