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The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Making o' the Green Allied Irish Bank's growth is anything but blarney. While this company offers a dividend that is certainly not chump change, it's also a reasonable growth opportunity.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2005 Tom Taulli	Putnam Just Says "No" Providian shareholder Putnam Investments put out a press release indicating its displeasure with the proposed Washington Mutual purchase of Providian. But even with a "no" vote, an activist role is unlikely from the mutual fund.
Registered Rep. August 2, 2005 Kristen French	Morgan Stanley Fined $6.1 Million for Fee-Based Brokerage Slip-Ups NASD's investigation showed that from January 2001 through December 2003, Morgan Stanley failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system to review and monitor its fee-based brokerage business.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Kristen French	Next Year's Model If the one-stop shop is out, what new formula will take its place? In many ways, the Citi/Legg Mason swap looks like an ideal prototype. The thing is, a swap like that is not likely to be repeated.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Smith Barney and Legg Mason announced a deal to swap the wirehouse's asset-management business for Legg's brokerage unit, a lot of Legg reps made calls to recruiters and began to prepare for a move. But now, a lot of reps have stopped packing.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	Rich Brands, Poor Brands Wealthy clients are very familiar with wirehouse brand names -- a sign that the industry's heavy marketing is paying off. But when it comes to rating the actual services that firms deliver, wealthy clients favor boutique trust firms and private banks.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005	Maybe It Was the TeePee Building Exercise Commonwealth Financial Network was recently named the best place to work in the state of Massachusetts by the Boston Business Journal.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 John Churchill	The Greatest Hits--On the Fidelity Radio Network Mutual fund giant Fidelity recently introduced podcasts for its independent advisors with the hopes that it will give its time-pressed advisors more flexibility in staying current on industry trends.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	The Price of Redemption By monitoring suspicious trading and using other techniques, funds may go a long way to protecting shareholders from the costs of rapid trading.
Registered Rep. August 1, 2005 Matt Barthel	RIAs in Flux The pioneering ways of registered investment advisors (RIAs) are coming back to bite them. Once on the cutting edge of "holistic" financial planning and fee-based client relationships, RIAs are now just one of a pack of firms offering such services.
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