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	<title>Representing Investors</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Did Morgan Keegan Target Seniors and Small Investors?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/08/11/did-morgan-keegan-target-seniors-and-small-investors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulators in five states are investigating whether Morgan Keegan, a Memphis-based brokerage firm, failed to disclose the risks associated with seven of its mutual funds.  These funds were loaded with debt positions that some have labeled &#8220;toxic.&#8221;
A number of lawsuits have been filed regarding these Morgan Keegan mutual funds.  In addition to the lawsuits, dozens of individual investors have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merrill Lynch Accused of Deceptive Marketing of Auction-Rate Securities</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/08/01/merrill-lynch-accused-of-deceptive-marketing-of-auction-rate-securities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin is coming down on Merrill Lynch, one of the largest securities firms in the U.S., for not disclosing to its investors the volatility of the auction-rate market. 
Galvin claims that Merrill sold auction-rate securities to investors, even though it was aware that the market was collapsing. Galvin asserts that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arbitration Fairness?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/30/arbitration-fairness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine, after the market collapsed you were forced to sell your auction-rate securities at a significant discount, even though you were advised beforehand that these securities were as safe as money-market funds. Then, at your arbitration hearing, one of the three panel members charged with deciding your case is an employee of another firm that also sold auction-rate securities. Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UBS Charged In Auction-Rate Wrongdoing</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/25/ubs-charged-in-auction-rate-wrongdoing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UBS AG is facing charges for promoting auction-rate securities as conservative, money-market funds at a time when the auction-rate market was plummeting. 
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo alleges that UBS is responsible for repurchasing $25 billion in auction-rate securities from its investors rather than the mere $3.5 billion it is currently offering to buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wachovia Raided by Regulators</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/23/wachovia-raided-by-regulators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/23/wachovia-raided-by-regulators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A team of investigators inspected Wachovia Corp.’s securities division Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s sales of auction-rate securities. Regulators from more than five states searched the St. Louis headquarters to uncover information about sales practices, internal evaluations of the auction-rate securities market and marketing strategies. Wachovia executives and agents were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auction-Rate Securities: Can Investors Recover?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/23/auction-rate-securities-can-investors-recover/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/23/auction-rate-securities-can-investors-recover/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Market Trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the collapse of the auction-rate securities market, many investors are left questioning what to do next about their illiquid holdings. Investors should realize that there is not one correct solution that all auction-rate securities investors should follow. Whether investors decide to sell their securities or wait for the market to improve, here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Loan Auction-Rate Securities Continue to Suffer in the Market</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/14/student-loan-auction-rate-securities-continue-to-suffer-in-the-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/14/student-loan-auction-rate-securities-continue-to-suffer-in-the-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors continue to have a difficult time retrieving money they have invested in student loan auction-rate bonds. These securities, originally perceived by millions of investors as safe, money-market funds, have turned out to be highly illiquid and have forced investors to sell them at a loss. 
UBS AG and Citigroup are among the firms who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC Urges Top Three Credit-Rating Firms to Raise Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/10/sec-urges-top-three-credit-rating-firms-to-raise-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/10/sec-urges-top-three-credit-rating-firms-to-raise-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[After a 10-month investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that some of the most prominent credit-rating firms such as Moody’s Corp., McGraw-Hill Cos.’ Standard &#38; Poor’s unit, and Fimalac SA’s Fitch Ratings have been giving low-quality ratings and following poor procedures when analyzing subprime mortgage debt. With such inflated ratings, the credit-rating firms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evergreen Investments CEO to Retire</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/09/evergreen-investments-ceo-to-retire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/09/evergreen-investments-ceo-to-retire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Market Trends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Evergreen Investments, the mutual fund operation and money-management unit of Wachovia Corp., will soon get a fresh start. The company announced Tuesday that Chief Executive Dennis Ferro will retire at the end of this year, just five years after assuming the position. Peter Cieszko, Evergreen employee since mid-2006 and current head of global distribution, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brokers Target Retirement Plans</title>
		<link>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/07/brokers-target-retirement-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorprotection.com/blog/2008/07/07/brokers-target-retirement-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Griffin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[America’s baby boomers are increasingly becoming targets for investment brokers who put their hard-earned “nesteggs” at risk.  
Many examples are emerging where retirees are losing significant funds from their pensions and 401(k) accounts because they are seduced into turning them over into high-fee investments that promise high returns. Studies show that as much as 69% [...]]]></description>
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