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Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill	Deciphering the Rules of Retirement Advice Title VI of the the Pension Protection Act, far from being a clear-cut signal for reps to dive into the retirement advice business, does, however, open the door wider to advice giving.
CFO December 1, 2004 Lori Calabro	The Cost of Loyalty Even now, employees still invest their 401(k)s in company shares. And they still sue if the stock goes south.
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Entrepreneur June 2008	Money Roundup Get the latest financial advice, legal trends and more.
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Investment Advisor May 2009 Melanie Waddell	Retirement News & Products Retirement news and products: Research by Cerulli Associates focuses on the "bookends" of the 401(k) market... Spectrem Group study found 34% of U.S. employers have reduced or eliminated matching contributions to defined contribution retirement plans...
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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 March 2007 Melanie Waddell	Leading the Way This year is shaping up into one in which advisors will have to stay compliant with a plethora of retirement planning rules and regs if they expect to stay firmly rooted in the retirement planning arena -- and doing what's best for their clients.
Investment Advisor September 2006 Melanie Waddell	Retirement Planning: Some Good News on Pensions Advisors praise the new Pension Act.
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Investment Advisor January 2007 Savita Iyer	DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor.
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