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Back in 2009, regulators predicted that 4,000 investment advisers would shift from SEC regulation to state oversight. They were slightly off.

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B-Ds reining in sales of alternatives

6,497 views | May 16, 2013

Broker-dealers, feeling the heat from regulators, are changing how they sell alternatives. Bruce Kelly has all the details.

Alternatives crackdown continues as Finra fines VSR

3,705 views | May 17, 2013

More pain for broker-dealers as Finra fines another alternatives specialist. One exec cites the regulator's powerful message on need for supervision and approval processes among alternatives.

Why we're not in a 1990s-style stock market bubble

1,459 views | May 16, 2013

Valuation measures not in nosebleed territory but advisers see scope for pullback.

With Soros joining the fray, gold bears are in control

938 views | May 17, 2013

As prices resume their slump, most analysts go negative on the metal.

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Detroit breakdown: Default or bankruptcy a clear option for the Motor City

846 views | May 16, 2013

Detroit breakdown: Default or bankruptcy a clear option for the Motor City.

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Irony alert: IRS scandal puts tax reform on hold

843 views | May 16, 2013

Tough to enact tax reform when everybody's attacking the tax man, says Vanguard's Washington watcher.

See America first: Investors like U.S. best

590 views | May 16, 2013

In a dramatic shift, investors now say they're uber-bullish on U.S. stock markets. And surprise! They like Japan a whole lot, too. | Plus 12 pricey — yet underperforming — funds

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