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Financial Advisor March 2004	Frontline News Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt stunned attendees at TD Waterhouse's annual conference in Orlando in early February when, in response to a question, he indicated he was opposed to a proposed rule that would grant exemption from registered investment advisor registration for wirehouse brokers.
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