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        "uri": "/2012/08/03/plaze-to-leave-sec-cross-joins-agency/",
        "title": "Plaze to leave SEC, Cross joins agency",
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        "prettyDate": "August 03, 2012",
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        "summary": "Robert Plaze, deputy director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, retires; John J. Cross III is the director of the new Office of Municipal Securities.",
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        "uri": "/2012/08/01/cfps-add-value-and-are-more-productive/",
        "title": "CFPs add value and are more productive",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2012",
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        "summary": "The CFP designation provieds a higher level of client satisfaction and boosts revenues, as well - according to research from the CFP Board.",
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        "uri": "/2012/08/01/real-estate-retirement-income-top-concerns-for-inv/",
        "title": "Real estate, retirement income top concerns for investors",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2012",
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        "summary": "Market conditions are challenging advisors to find income and manage volatility, though they're confident in long-term growth, says a Natixis study.",
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        "uri": "/2012/08/01/aig-advisor-group-buys-woodbury-financial/",
        "title": "AIG Advisor Group buys Woodbury Financial",
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        "prettyDate": "August 01, 2012",
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        "summary": "Woodbury will join an AIG-owned umbrella group that includes FSC Securities, Royal Alliance and SagePoint Financial.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/30/sometimes-it-pays-to-counter-sue-the-sec-and-finra/",
        "title": "Sometimes it pays to counter-sue the SEC and FINRA",
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        "prettyDate": "July 30, 2012",
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        "summary": "Of the 126 charges litigated by the SEC and FINRA, B/Ds and advisors got about 1 in 8 of the claims dismissed through lawsuits.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/30/have-the-worlds-wealthy-stashed-21-trillion-in-tax/",
        "title": "Have the world's wealthy stashed $21 trillion in tax havens?",
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        "prettyDate": "July 30, 2012",
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        "summary": "The \"rich and powerful\" may have as much as $32 trillion hidden in offshore tax havens, but one tax attorney says there is nothing inherently wrong with that.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/27/vanguard-offers-new-short-term-tips-fund/",
        "title": "Vanguard offers new short-term TIPS fund",
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        "prettyDate": "July 27, 2012",
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        "summary": "New products unveiled in the last week include a short-term TIPS fund from Vanguard and a managed futures fund from Longboard.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/26/to-thwart-sro-rep-waters-introduces-user-fee-bill/",
        "title": "To thwart SRO, Rep. Waters introduces user fee bill",
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        "prettyDate": "July 26, 2012",
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        "summary": "User fees provide the simplest, most efficient solution to the problem of inadequate advisor oversight, the California Democrat says.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/25/advisors-6-favorite-etf-providers/",
        "title": "Advisors’ 6 favorite ETF providers",
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        "prettyDate": "July 25, 2012",
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        "summary": "When it comes to advisors favorite exchange-traded fund providers, Vanguard now takes the lead spot, according to a report released by Cogent Research.",
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        "uri": "/2012/07/20/tdf-trends-falling-fees-blossoming-asset-diversity-412-49681/",
        "title": "TDF trends: Falling fees, blossoming asset diversity",
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        "prettyDate": "July 20, 2012",
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        "summary": "BrightScope and Target Date Analytics recently released their newest study in the Popping the Hood series, providing a detailed analysis of TDFs and fund families.",
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