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NEWS OPINION MAR 12, 2007
Hedge fund industry’s unease with media is all too obvious

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION MAR 05, 2007
A call to embrace tougher standards

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION FEB 26, 2007
SEC dragging its heels on point-of-sale rule

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION FEB 26, 2007
Fiduciary show and tell: What does it take to be one?

Around this time of year, secondary schools typically hold a “career day,” and mothers and fathers are coaxed from their workplaces to participate in a “show and tell” with the next generation.

By Bloomberg
NEWS OPINION FEB 19, 2007
The SEC’s allegiance is put in doubt

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION FEB 19, 2007
Advisers best defense against misuse of ETFs

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION FEB 12, 2007
SEC’s latest proposal makes no sense

The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to forge ahead in its quest to wrap some kind of regulatory lasso around the $1.2 trillion hedge fund industry. Why it is doing so isn’t entirely clear.

By ewilliams
NEWS OPINION FEB 05, 2007
Home Depot makes the right moves

Corporate America received a dose of common sense when The Home Depot Inc. said that its new chief executive, Frank Blake, would be paid a fraction of what his predecessor was taking home.

By ewilliams
Tables turned: Planners hire help to handle their finances
NEWS OPINION DEC 15, 2003
Tables turned: Planners hire help to handle their finances

There's an old saying that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client.

By Rick Miller
NEWS OPINION OCT 06, 2003
Monday Morning: Generation Y has money, needs advice

By Jim Pavia
NEWS OPINION MAY 12, 2003
High-yield bonds make big comeback, but rally may be spent

It is one of those rare moments in Leon Wagner's 26 years on Wall Street. Virtually every investment he has made recently has gone up - a lot.

By Aaron Elstein
Deferred compensation could be next casualty, advisers fear
NEWS OPINION APR 07, 2003
Deferred compensation could be next casualty, advisers fear

By Sara Hansard
Monday Morning: Our role in a rapidly changing industry
NEWS OPINION MAR 10, 2003
Monday Morning: Our role in a rapidly changing industry

By Keith Girard
NEWS OPINION FEB 10, 2003
Five things to ask annuity providers

By Eric Henderson
Monday Morning: Independent research is no oxymoron
NEWS OPINION APR 15, 2002
Monday Morning: Independent research is no oxymoron

By now you probably know all about the shell game that many Wall Street analysts have been accused of playing with "buy," "hold" and "sell" ratings.

By Keith Girard
Monday Morning: Advisers fell short after towers toppled
NEWS OPINION DEC 03, 2001
Monday Morning: Advisers fell short after towers toppled

The world turned upside down when the twin towers at the World Trade Center fell Sept. 11. But for the vast majority of individuals who call themselves financial advisers, the calamity wasn't enough of a motivation to telephone their clients.

By Keith Girard
Monday Morning:	Balmy Boca carries message of renewal
NEWS OPINION NOV 12, 2001
Monday Morning: Balmy Boca carries message of renewal

Reflections from the the Securities Industry Association annual meeting.

By Keith Girard
Monday Morning: Here's a blast from the past - dividends
NEWS OPINION OCT 22, 2001
Monday Morning: Here's a blast from the past - dividends

Another look at stock dividends.

By Keith Girard
NEWS OPINION JUN 18, 2001
Dilemma for IRS: How big can a hedge be?

By Mark Battersby
NEWS OPINION JUN 11, 2001
Tax Watch: In wake of new tax law, time for planning

By Mark Battersby