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Financial Advisor December 2008 Janet Aschkenasy	Who Discloses What? New regulations clarify the duties of qualified retirement plan fiduciaries and advisors.
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Investment Advisor September 2008 Melanie Waddell	SEC, DOL to Share Data The SEC and Department of Labor agree to share information on retirement and investments in an effort to protect the $5.8 trillion in retirement assets of American workers.
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