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Will New Bank Regulations Protect Your Savings Account? If So, How?

October 29, 2009

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testified before Congress this morning on the topic of new bank regulations being discussed by the Democrat-controlled Congress, led by Barney Frank of Massachussetts. Conservative investors who are seeking to protect retirement savings are understandably interested in the outcomes of these discussions. When you have spent your life saving money in savings [...]

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