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Registered Rep. March 9, 2006 Halah Touryalai	NYSE Reg. And NASD: Merger `Em?; A Senate Committee Opens Hearings on SROs Are federal securities laws crafted in the 1930s still effective 70 years on? And, more important, is a privately owned, for-profit NYSE Group able to "self-regulate" itself without being mired in conflicts? And, as registered reps, should you care?
The Motley Fool March 8, 2006 Jim Mueller	Fast and Foolish: TD AmeriTrade Holding All in all, this is an interesting time for Ameritrade as it integrates the U.S. portion of TD Waterhouse. Savvy investors should keep an eagle eye on how the integration progresses.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Say Hello to NYX Archipelago and the NYSE are finally one and the same. The market seems to like the pairing of old economy and new economy. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2006 John B. Levy	A Shot Across The Bow Investors in loans on commercial real estate -- insurance companies, pension funds and Wall Street firms -- continued competing for business in January, squeezing spreads between interest rates on commercial mortgages and rates on Treasuries.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Financial Boot Camp for Military Personnel The NASD recently announced a new financial education program that targets military personnel.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Allocation Without Borders Vice chairman and CIO of Alliance Bernstein Investment Research & Management Ranji Nagaswami argues that being free to select equities worldwide yields better performance with lower risk.
Registered Rep. March 6, 2006 Halah Touryalai	The Independents There are literally thousands of independent broker/dealers. Here's a list of some of the largest by rep count: Linsco/Private Ledger... HD Vest Financial Services... Raymond James Financial Services... etc.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Our Diversity Problem Is there rampant discrimination on Wall Street or is it just a few bad apples giving the industry a bad name? Either way, the industry's efforts to hire -- and promote -- women and minorities have not produced impressive results.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Got Conflicts? A new business model seems to be gaining popularity: retail brokerages spinning off their asset-management businesses but retaining a minority stake.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 John Churchill	Unclean Hands H&R Block Financial Advisors recently lost an appeal to stop three departing brokers from soliciting or contacting their clients. For reps around the country, the ruling means that moving your book could get a lot easier.
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