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: FinancialCounselA Duty Not Satisfied: When Risk Tolerance Neither Is Asked Nor Answered
By James Eccleston
We recently arbitrated a claim to recover investment losses for a retiree against an investment advisory firm that describes itself as different and better. Though certainly different, we found that the firm fell (and continues to fall) far short even in its most basic duty to clients. That duty is known as investment suitability, and includes elements such as the ability of an investor to understand the particular risks associated with an investment recommendation and his or her ability to bear those risks.

Full post as published by FinancialCounsel on July 13, 2010 (boomark / email).
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