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Monkeys Go Home

Inside Information

Doctors, lawyers and accountants have all achieved government recognition of their professional status. Currently there are no minimum standards for competency or ethics for those professing to be financial planners. I’m meeting all the highest ethical standards. I’m delivering high quality plans to my clients.

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Financial planning transparency is FINALLY upon us (whoo hooo!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Sara Grillo

There is an emphasis on logical and clear disclosure of services and their related fees. The goal of the Transparent Advisor Movement is to create the country’s best financial advisors – the most ethical, effective, and successful financial advisors that the industry has ever seen in its history. Mentoring younger advisors.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

Wright: Yes, So yes, is the quick answer, the more convoluted answer would be that we should control internally… We’re a fraternity of ethics and competency testing that should be different from the SEC. Salaske: Right, now.

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