Is it realistic -- and is it even wise -- to expect Congress during a very heated political season to come back in September and do some of these big things?

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"By the time the elections come, people will probably be very disappointed in terms of getting things back to normal, " he said.

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Regardless of whether the SEC is able to change things in the market, real reforms need to be made before investors will come back to the market with open purse strings.

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As far back as the late 1950s, Lou Mobley was arguing that the most crucial things we learn in business come through osmosis.

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