1.   Also, brokerage stocks rallied on the news, just as they did after the Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter merger was announced.

2.   American financial issues were outstanding performers Friday, especially brokerage stocks.

3.   Analysts said the most likely such event would be a continued decline in brokerage stocks.

4.   And if higher interest rates and a slowing stock market cool off the brokerage stocks, which will become the best buys?

5.   And Flanagan and others wonder if this shopping spree has propelled brokerage stocks higher than they should be.

6.   And prices of brokerage stocks are very soft.

7.   And the rising rates probably did not help brokerage stocks.

8.   BankAmerica said it had no plans to acquire a broker, citing high prices for brokerage firm stocks.

9.   Additionally, a decline in stock and bond prices could lead investors to sell their brokerage stocks.

10.   Advising those future retirees and managing their money has converted the brokerage stocks into much more than a bet on the direction of interest rates.