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In Focus #53: 3/19/07


Recent Cases of Customer Abuse by Brokerage Firm Branch Managers Underscore Need for Effective Compliance Function


Fiduciary Focus: Non-Profits Get Their Day (Part 3)


Tale of the Tape


Lessons of the Smith Estate


Annuities: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly


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The Investor's Bill of Rights


  1. The right to be placed in suitable investments.

  2. The right to be told the truth regarding your broker's experience and position.

  3. The right to be provided full and accurate information regarding the risk of the investment.

  4. The right to have all conflicts of interest explained to you.

  5. The right to have all costs explained to you.

  6. The right to have sufficient time to consider and to make a well informed invest ment decision.

  7. The right to "Best Efforts" management, without churning.

  8. The right to truthful and accurate accounting.

  9. The right to access funds and to know restrictions in advance.

  10. The right to legal recourse to recover investment losses




   
 
 
 
 



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