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The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel	Tell Me Why You Love Moody's Eroding of a competitive advantage, many believe, is what drove Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway to start selling shares of Moody's earlier this year.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel	You Want Names? We'll Give You Names By and large, Wall Street's compensation system remains intact from years past. And not just intact, but more powerful than ever. These people can make a difference to change that.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel	Riding the Wave of a Wrecked Financial System Portfolio Recovery buys defaulted credit receivables that banks and other lenders have given up on, and then squeezes a few pennies out of the defaulted borrowers. Big rewards are likely to come down the road for investors.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Why Government "Help" Could Become Your Next Nightmare The government wants brokers and other financial professionals to act in their clients' best interest, but if you're a client, you might well be much happier keeping things exactly the way they are now.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan "Foreclosed" Housel	World's Scariest Stocks: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still give off the impression of being capitalistic, shareholder-owned companies. There's not.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer	World's Scariest Stocks: Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs may be incredibly profitable, but its business sends shivers down spines.
CRM October 2009 Jessica Tsai	Marketing to the Money Men A wholesale provider of financial services tools finds a way to reach a better class of financial adviser.
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Lauren Barack	Philanthropy's Challenge: Can Passion Overcome Pessimism? Helen LaKelly Hunt speaks about the philanthropic Sister Fund she founded, how it did in the last year, the possibility of having to retreat on some of her projects, and how professional financial advice assisted her goals.
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Elizabeth Wine	Executive Clients: Taking Stock of Their Portfolios One of the top issues advisors to corporate executive clients grapple with is persuading their clients to diversify their portfolios.
On Wall Street November 1, 2009 Jeff Ptak	Advisors: Proceed With Caution When Using ETFs While they are a great tool, advisors must proceed cautiously when considering ETF strategies, such as bond ETFs and more exotic offerings, such as commodity tracking funds, leveraged ETFs and Exchange Traded Notes.
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