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Money Matters: Breaking up with a broker

You buy a stock. Your broker gets a commission no matter if the stock dips or doubles. Some say it is time to change that system. Kai sits down with securities lawyer Bill Singer.

A computer monitor displaying share prices is reflected on a glass as a stock broker telephones his client. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi, AFP/Getty Images)

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