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

Sara Grillo

What are the changes in Colorado investment advisor regulations regarding financial planning? Specific examples: Educating financial advisors of all business models (AUM, fee only, commission, etc.) Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice.

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Fiduciary Advocate

Inside Information

“If we could actually focus on plain language,” he says, “and say: this is what the business and the practices of broker-dealers are, and this is what the business and practices of investment advisors are , then I believe investors would understand it perfectly well.

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Transcript: Brian Hamburger

The Big Picture

Brian Hamburger has been one of the leading authorities in the world of registered investment advisories, broker-dealers, SEC regulatory compliance. And I would constantly hear them frustrated by the compliance department. HAMBURGER: They were just blaming compliance for everything they couldn’t do. RITHOLTZ: Right.

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

Sara Grillo

I do believe it should be different regulated differently from portfolio management, which is the typical definition of the registered investment advisor, but that it shouldn’t be the CFP Board that is controlling the regulatory environment for financial planners. Salaske: What is an investment advisor?

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