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Hong Kong Embraces Crypto Regulations – Will China Join In?

Trade Brains

The new plan prioritises strong investor protection and risk management. Specifically, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will oversee key players. Public consultations on licensing will begin very soon. Following this, licensing stablecoin issuers starts August 1st. Officials explore asset tokenisation.

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This broker vs. financial advisor debate got ABSOLUTELY crazy!

Sara Grillo

Watch as all h&#@ breaks loose discussing the question of broker vs. financial advisor, commissions, fees, value, and more! The advisors made the point that the cost of insurance can’t be separated from the “cost of service” or the commission the agent makes. If you’re going out for 20 year term, who cares what the commission is?

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Demystifying Systematic Fixed Income Investing

ClearMoney

More Robust Risk Management. We believe broad diversification is the primary tool for controlling risk in both equities and fixed income, adding to the appeal of systematic investing. However, both goals and risks can be more clearly defined for fixed income relative to equities. Bloomberg data provided by Bloomberg.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

If their sole method of compensation is a product, and/or they are taking commissions, then in reality it is less likely they are embracing all the values that the standard requires. Commissions are opaque. How large the extent of the conflict matters, as well as how it is managed and disclosed. Insurance is opaque.

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This year’s Wild Crypto Debate

Sara Grillo

Early on in his entrepreneurial journey, Scott saw firsthand the inherent flaws and conflicts of interest in the traditional sales and product driven approach, as several family members had lost a significant portion of their hard-earned life savings to high-cost, commission-based investment products and inappropriate advice.

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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

Early on in his entrepreneurial journey, Scott saw firsthand the inherent flaws and conflicts of interest in the traditional sales and product driven approach, as several family members had lost a significant portion of their hard-earned life savings to high-cost, commission-based investment products and inappropriate advice.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

He is a flat fee advisor; not a licensed insurance agent. Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. Are commissions bad? Mettler says he does not have a securities license for this reason. Scott Salaske , CEO of Firstmetric. They told him to read the FAQs (lol)!