Opinion

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OPINION AUG 27, 2007
Share buybacks worth scrutinizing

By ewilliams
OPINION AUG 20, 2007
Bernanke unlikely to bail out lenders

By ewilliams
OPINION AUG 20, 2007
Fidelity’s succession issues puzzle pros

By ewilliams
OPINION AUG 20, 2007
A possible wallop for master limited partnerships

Washington tax talk these days seems focused on hedge funds, their investors and their managers.

By Bloomberg
OPINION AUG 13, 2007
Past bubbles offer lessons for advisers

By ewilliams
OPINION AUG 06, 2007
Choose in shareholders’ favor, Mr. Cox

By ewilliams
OPINION JUL 23, 2007
Solving the SEC net-worth ‘puzzlement’

By ewilliams
OPINION JUL 23, 2007
Procedures for selecting and monitoring QDIAs

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUL 16, 2007
SEC must tread carefully with 12(b)-1s

By ewilliams
OPINION JUL 16, 2007
Reining in inflation fears is key

By ewilliams
OPINION JUL 09, 2007
It’s clearly time to tackle the AMT

Now that the Senate has disposed of the immigration reform bill, perhaps it and the House of Representatives can turn their attention to a matter at least as serious: reform or repeal of the alternative minimum tax — preferably repeal.

By ewilliams
OPINION JUL 09, 2007
The magic of exchange-traded notes: Tax deferral

Exchange-traded notes are the newest wrinkle from Barclays, the main sponsor of exchange-traded funds.

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUN 25, 2007
Investment banks need better oversight

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 18, 2007
Cost-basis-reporting plan needs support

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 18, 2007
Advisers must face the facts of life

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 11, 2007
Funds still too eager to appease management

Mutual fund companies seem to be willing to challenge corporate management on some governance issues, but there still is a way to go before they will be seen as pulling their weight.

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 04, 2007
Qualified-default-investment alternatives and you

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUN 04, 2007
Delay on broker-dealer rule is warranted

By ewilliams
OPINION JUN 04, 2007
Time is right to recast 12(b)-1 fees

By ewilliams
OPINION MAY 29, 2007
It is time for clarity in 401(k) fees

By ewilliams