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U.S. banks have passed the Federal Reserve's stress tests with flying colors, again. It makes you wonder if the stress tests are actually stressful enough.

The bill was one of three filed on Thursday aimed at reforming the two government-sponsored enterprises, all of them from Representative Scott Fitzgerald, a Wisconsin Republican. 

Michael Messina is a director and registered representative of Ryan Tax Capital. He works with sponsors and investors to bring together partnerships that are based on the design of financial models reflecting the needs of all parties to a transaction. Identifying the right fit for each project and working with a multi-disciplinary team of advisors and counsel to effectuate partnerships is the focus of Michael's efforts at Ryan Tax Capital. He is also a director of income tax at Ryan LLC's New York office.

Whether advisors choose individual stocks or not, the SEC's proposal to allow semiannual reporting rather than quarterly could impact clients' portfolios.

Restrictions that limit access to private market investments are harmful to ordinary investors, who are denied better returns. They also seal off a large potential source of funding for long-term infrastructure investments.

Foreign investors are gobbling up tokenized U.S. equities while domestic investors remain unable to take advantage of the opportunities such assets offer. U.S. policymakers need to level the playing field.

Lauren Hoffman is an associate at Brooks Pierce who advises and represents employers in both employment law and commercial litigation matters. She assists clients with drafting workplace handbooks, policies, and employment agreements, and provides practical guidance on sensitive workplace issues including harassment, discrimination, and workplace violence.

Tricia Goodson is a partner at Brooks Pierce who counsels management clients on a variety of employment-related issues, including federal and state discrimination and harassment laws; wage and hour compliance; employment policies and handbooks; employment agreements; restructuring; severance programs and policies; confidentiality, assignment of inventions and noncompetition agreements; trade secrets; workplace violence; and drug and alcohol screening. She also represents employers in matters before governmental agencies and in state and federal courts.

Kemper Patton, an associate at law firm Brooks Pierce, litigates labor and employment disputes involving anti-discrimination laws, employment agreements, wage-and-hour issues and unfair labor practices. He also advises clients in a variety of industries on all types of labor and employment matters.

Many clients avoid consolidating their assets at a single firm because they don't want the hassle. Advisors say it's important when to know not only when they're most likely to want to move assets, but also what to say.