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Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Out with a Bang Eliot Spitzer may have less than a month left as New York State's attorney general, but the governor elect says there two new Wall Street cases he's taking on before year's end.
Registered Rep. September 25, 2002 Rick Weinberg	NY Attorney General: I Could Have Nailed Merrill on More Serious Charges Eliot Spitzer said he could have pursued criminal charges against Merrill Lynch for its conflicts of interest in its research, but that he didn't want to "destroy" the firm or Wall Street.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2004	The Right Time to Invest We asked the following question: If one has limited savings, is it better to continue to save and invest in the market in a large sum, or to invest small amounts continuously and take the hit on commissions and fees?
The Motley Fool May 21, 2004 Paul Elliott	Call That Strong Medicine? Richard Strong and Strong Capital Management settle with Spitzer over market timing of the Strong funds. Was the penalty harsh enough?
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	A White Knight For Mutual-Fund Investors No mutual-fund executive wants to get a phone call from Eliot Spitzer these days.
Registered Rep. October 29, 2002 Rick Weinberg	Morgan Stanley Opposes Fine Following the New York Attorney General's investigation of Merrill Lynch's research practices, the firm was fined $100 million. The attorney general's office is in the midst of an ongoing investigation of other firms, including Morgan Stanley, which is fighting back.
Registered Rep. March 12, 2008 Kristen French	Advisors: No Love Lost On Spitzer Eliot Spitzer, who's dramatic demise over the past few days has been covered backwards and forwards by every media outlet in the country, is not getting a lot of sympathy from the financial community.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Buying Your Brokerage? There are good and bad ways to invest in securities firms. Look for these red flags before investing in a broker-dealer offering (BDO.)
Registered Rep. June 3, 2003 Will Leitch	Brokerage Chiefs in Spitzer's Sights When New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced the $1.4 billion settlement of the securities conflict of interest case in April, his office warned that it was "the beginning, not the end." Wirehouses are finding out, in a big way, that he wasn't kidding.
U.S. Banker July 2002 Michael Dumiak	Street Smart! Eliot Spitzer snuck up on Wall Street and became a force for financiers to reckon with. And he's just getting started.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Tim Beyers	Will Lawsuit Hurt Express Scripts? Although investors seem to be over the initial jitters arising from Express Scripts' problems, the stock is still down more than 12% since New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit accusing the pharmacy benefits manager of fraud.
Registered Rep. April 28, 2003 Will Leitch	Historic Settlement Doesn't Target Brokers -- But You're Hardly Home Free Now that the Wall Street global settlement is official, brokers might be inclined to heave a sigh of relief. Don't. While the settlement will have a lasting impact on the brokerage industry, brokers have been unscathed by the Spitzer investigations -- so far.
BusinessWeek January 19, 2004 Borrus & Dwyer	How To Crack Down On Mutual-Fund Fees The SEC should require uniform cost disclosure.
Inc. May 2005 Stephanie Clifford	Spitzer Probes Raise Fears of Employer Liability What New York state attorney general Eliot Spitzer's investigations mean for small businesses with regard to benefits administration.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Spitzer Rides Again Chalk another one up to General Eliot Spitzer and his war on bad funds.
Knowledge@Wharton	What's Wrong With Spitzer's Solution to Analyst Bias? Experts on the financial markets disagree over how bad the stock-analyst bias problem is today. But few find much good to say about Eliot Spitzer's approach.
InternetNews March 23, 2006 David Miller	N.Y. AG Takes on Privacy Fight With Gratis New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Web site operator Gratis Internet over personal information.
Registered Rep. October 21, 2004 Will Leitch	Merrill's O'Neal Speaks: Some Regulatory Action Politically Motivated In a rare public appearance, Stan O'Neal, chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch, took indirect aim at regulators -- and perhaps even New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in particular.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2004 Rich Smith	Jos. A. Bank's (Law) Suit New York's attorney general orders the company to change its advertising strategy. Does this mean anything to investors?
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Surviving the Fund Scandal Times are tough for fund investors, but they're about to get better. An unfolding mutual fund scandal is paving the way for serious reform.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kevin Burke	Spitzer Hints Scandal Is Winding Down While Spitzer remains tight-lipped on the status of the industrywide trading investigation he launched in September 2003, he hinted that it is perhaps nearing the finish line.
Registered Rep. June 10, 2008	Would You Invest With Client No. 9? Eliot Spitzer, the disgraced former New York State governor once heralded as Sheriff of Wall Street, is mulling launching a distressed real estate fund.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004 Zeke Ashton	All You Need to Know for Value Investing The author rounds out the 10 commandments of value investing. In the final installment of a three-part series on value investing's key principles, he examines three key concepts -- absolute returns, monitoring the business, and knowing when to sell.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian	The Fund Fee Fracas Are mutual fund fees too high?
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	You Can Beat the Market Nobody said you have to invest in the "typical" mutual fund. The author thinks that outperforming with funds is the best revenge.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Embracing a Foolish Inconsistency As you begin, investing can be simple. Your first steps should be to get out of debt, read broadly on investing, and perhaps invest your initial dollars in an index fund.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Dayana Yochim	Investing for Two Whether you're an investment junkie or a timid novice, investing needs to be part of your relationship. So what makes investing so complicated for couples?
Registered Rep. December 22, 2006 Halah Touryalai	Spitzer Wants More Settlement Dollars for New York UBS Reps New York Attorney General and Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer is asking a Northern California court to disapprove the settlement terms of an overtime suit against UBS.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Tim Beyers	Why Do You Invest? Investing without a plan is like becoming a vegetarian because you have a garden. So, why do you invest?
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason	Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2004 David A. Gaffen	Quietly Active The annual Securities Industry Association conference exuded an odd serenity, at least until the speakers invoked the name of Eliot Spitzer.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	SEC: Toothless No More? Is the SEC getting serious about fund industry reform?
The Motley Fool June 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Fund Independence Day Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission turned up the heat on the mutual fund industry by requiring that funds maintain a board of trustees that is at least 75% independent from management.
Salon.com October 10, 2002 Damien Cave	Wall Street's worst nightmare Does New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer really want to clean up the stock market, or just make himself look good?
Registered Rep. November 12, 2003	Morgan Stanley Launches Conflict-of-Interest Probe Morgan Stanley has announced it is conducting an in-house conflict-of-interest probe.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 Michael Orey	Lots Of Evidence, No Verdict Invaluable reformer or prosecutor run amok? The author lets the reader decide.
Knowledge@Wharton	The Merrill Lynch Settlement: Good for Merrill, Not for Investors Many say the Merrill settlement does not resolve investors' fundamental concern: the inherent conflict produced by analysts' multiple dual role of serving investors and Merrill's investment banking business.
Registered Rep. September 9, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Imagine 50 Eliot Spitzers When are mutual fund companies charging too much in advisory fees? What constitutes proper disclosure of revenue sharing? And which governmental authority has jurisdiction over these issues?
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Stephen B. Shepard	Straight Talk from Eliot Spitzer The New York Attorney General speaks on the mutual-fund investigations and other issues
The Motley Fool December 1, 2004 Tim Beyers	Carnival of the Ignorant The NYSE faces down brokers who didn't provide basic information to thousands of IPO investors. But refunds? Sorry, folks, but when you invest, you take a risk.
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The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 Bill Mann	When in Doubt, Decapitate Eliot Spitzer announced that the State of New York would not pursue criminal charges against disgraced insurance broker Marsh & McLennan after it promised reforms and accepted the resignation of its CEO, replacing him with a former Manhattan prosecutor.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Spitzer for Governor? Crusading prosecutor takes aim at New York's governor's mansion.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Dan Reingold	The Insiders' Game This author and Wall Street analyst concludes in his new book, Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst, that we'll never get a clear read on exactly where some insiders went wrong and whether our securities laws, regulations and sanctions are sufficient to deter such behavior in the future.
BusinessWeek September 2, 2010	Hard Choices: Joe Plumeri The chairman and CEO of insurance brokerage giant Willis Group on shunning contingent commissions and forgoing millions
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Brokers Offer Second Opinions Brokerages go from conflicts of interest to conflicts of recommendations. Many brokerages will now begin sending you second opinions on various investment opportunities along with their own recommendations.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Dwyer & Thornton	Mutual Funds Feel The Heat Did they feed information to hedge funds, brokers, and others?
The Motley Fool December 8, 2005 Tom Taulli	Fidelity Soft No More Payment via soft dollars is an age-old practice on Wall Street, but its days may be numbered. In fact, this week, Fidelity indicated that it will now pay for mutual fund research from Lehman Brothers. This is good for investors.
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg	Gray Matter When the mutual fund scandals broke in September 2003, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other politicians described the misdeeds in black-and-white terms. Now, two years into the legal actions, the matter is getting murkier.
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Travel Companies, Cingular Settle Adware Case Three online advertisers have to pony up $100,000 and promise to stop using controversial adware as part of a settlement with New York State's Attorney General.