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Schapiro shouldn’t be SEC chairman
No matter how you interpret the facts, the financial crisis happened while Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro was supposed to be regulating the broker-dealers as chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.
Hedge funds shouldn’t be scapegoat for the crisis
I greatly enjoyed the interview with Richard H. Baker, president and chief executive of the Managed Funds Association in Washington, which appeared in the Jan. 12 issue.
Finra had authority to examine Madoff’s firm
The Investment Adviser Association is concerned about the impression that readers may have received from the article that appeared on investmentnews.com Jan. 5, "Finra needs more clout, reps at Madoff hearing say."
Letters
Regarding the OpINion Online column that ran Dec. 24, I suggest that "armchair advisers" (journalists, academicians and the like) who casually criticize Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, et al., aren't doing them — or their readers — justice.
Everyone can learn from the financial crisis What is the real cost of the bailout for taxpayers? Small firms getting away with not returning money
The article “Market mess greets stunned new advisers” that appeared in the Nov. 3 issue is highlighted by…
President-elect can fix the nation’s woes
I was dismayed by the article in the Nov. 10 issue "Advisers doubt Obama," which reported that 61% of 968 financial advisers who took part in an InvestmentNews survey said that they lack confidence in President-elect Barack Obama's ability to resolve the country's economic woes.
Health care is a right, not an option
I support the position on health care laid out in the Just Thinking column "I repeat, mend the health care system" that appeared in the Oct. 27 issue.
Brokers can thrive in a bank culture
I read the article, "Can reps who stay thrive in banks' culture," which appeared in the Oct. 6 issue.
Blogging column was a home run
The Tech Update column by Davis D. Janowski is one of the first things that I read each week in InvestmentNews.
Singing the praises of critical-illness insurance
I read with interest the article "Advisers debate efficacy of critical-illness insurance" that appeared in the Sept. 22 issue.
There is no shortage of annuity stories
I enjoyed the article "Texas pol proposes annuities for public funds," which appeared in the Sept. 15 issue.
There is no shortage of annuity stories LPL allows advisers to focus only on clients
I enjoyed the article “Texas pol proposes annuities for public funds,” which appeared in the Sept. 15 issue.
White paper confuses GMWB and GLWB
A white paper that appeared in the Sept. 22 issue of InvestmentNews, "Delivering Consistent Retirement Income Results," by Noelle E. Fox and Drew A. Denning, is, on the whole, an excellent piece, both informative and well-written.
CFP Board out of touch with founding principles
Has anyone aside from me noticed the changes at the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.?
Advice on computing deductions for the AMT
Since more and more individuals, and especially high-net-worth investors, incur the alternative minimum tax each year, I would think you should mention that miscellaneous itemized deductions aren't deductible in computing it.
Commission-based model is fatally flawed
I read Libby Dubick's Marketing Strategies column, "Grit your teeth and make that call," in the Aug. 19 issue on reaching out to clients during this volatile time, and I couldn't agree with her more.
Letters
Re: the story in the Aug. 11 issue “SEC study: Prospectuses go largely unread,” I have some news…
Merrill Lynch deserves blame, not credit
I am writing about the editorial in the Aug. 4 issue "Kudos to Merrill and Lone Star on their deal."
Beware of new breed of auction rate securities
Aside from equating money funds to broccoli, I enjoyed Evan Cooper's opINion column on auction rate securities that ran on investmentnews.com Aug. 6.
Annuities are complex any way you slice it
I am writing in reference to Evan Cooper's June 4 online opINion column, "A VA rider or a venti."
