Top Wealth Managers in the U.S., 2005

Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, UBS, Wachovia and Charles Schwab lead this year's Barron's list (subscribers only) of the top 40 private Banks, just as they did last year. Several names in the top 20 moved up or down a notch. Suntrust hopped up three slots, from 21 to 17.

Newcomers to the top 40 included T. Rowe Price Private Asset Management and Boston Private Bank and Trust.