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  • April 3, 2007

Supreme Court still silent on muni bond case

After expecting a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in February, the college savings plan industry still is waiting to hear whether the high court will review a case that could affect 529 plans.

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  • April 3, 2007

Court overturns broker-exemption rule

A federal appeals court on Friday struck down the SEC's so-called broker-dealer exemption rule, which exempted certain brokers from registering as advisers.

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  • April 3, 2007

No word yet on disclosure-rule challenge

Activist hedge fund manager Phillip Goldstein still is waiting to hear whether the SEC will exempt his firm from portfolio disclosure rules.

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  • April 2, 2007

Most CFAs back vote on executive pay

Most chartered financial analysts support proposals that call for public companies and their boards to submit their annual…

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SEC chief missed the boat at budget hearing

SEC Chairman Christopher Cox needs to remember the old saying, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease.” The…

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  • April 2, 2007

TD Ameritrade no threat to advisers

I attended the recent TD Ameritrade Partnership 2007 Conference in San Diego. Our firm keeps client assets…

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Subprime meltdown offers a crash course

Portfolio managers, investors and their advisers appear to need a reminder every five years or so that risk…

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  • March 26, 2007

RETIREMENT INCOME: What investors are saying

“The scariest thing about retirement is when you stop getting the paycheck, and you start spending your savings … because you go from being in control with a paycheck to a fixed income.”

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  • March 26, 2007

New hires

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Springfield has named Stuart H. Reese chairman. Mr. Reese, 51, is…

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  • March 26, 2007

Two proposals aim at retirement saving

Two little-noticed proposals in a report issued this month by the Washington-based U.S. Chamber of Commerce aim to…