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

Sara Grillo

2 Should those with only insurance licenses that allow them to sell annuities and/or life insurance be held to the same fiduciary standard as registered investment advisors? Macchia argues that mutual funds and REITs are not fiduciaries; product manufacturers are typically not. He does not think it will be in his lifetime. #2

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Transcript: Luis Berruga, Global X ETFs

The Big Picture

when I first moved from Spain, and I learned a lot because I spent a lot of time with financial advisors, which, as you know, is a key segment of our client base today. What is the financial advice world like in Europe? And I think that the financial advisors are used, but not as widely used as they are in the U.S.

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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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