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SEC Regulation Best Interest - State Fiduciary Laws
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FINRA's Proposed Changes to the Churning Rule
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SEC Regulation Best Interest
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FINRA: Santander Failed to Update Risk on Puerto Rico Munis - See Our Suitability Matrix
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator - September 2015 Update
UBS Hit with $34 Million in Fines over Puerto Rico Funds
Jack Duval Quoted on Wells Fargo AWC over Complex Investments
Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Puts Focus on Insurers
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Puerto Rico to Default/Reorg/Restructure Municipal Bond Debt
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The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator - May 2015 Update
Former Brokers Sue UBS of Puerto Rico
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Jack Duval Publishes Company Town Investing White Paper
Puerto Rico: Did Section 936 Cause the Secular Decline? Yes.
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Liquid Alternatives - Is Democratization a Good Thing?
UBS Puerto Rico Forced Brokers to Sell Proprietary Closed-end Funds - New Evidence
Puerto Rico: Evidence for Diversification
Payton Manning - Over-Sharpening the Saw?
Accelerant Weekly Link Roundup
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator - Year-end 2014 Update
Puerto Rico: Correlations Across Company Town Assets
Puerto Rico: A Company Town with One Large Exposure
Company Town Investing: The Case of Puerto Rico
Accelerant Weekly Link Roundup
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Manufacturing Investment Complexity - The Wall Street Playbook
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Complex Investments and the Curse of Knowledge
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Complex Investments: Evidence from 10-K Filings
Market Efficiency and Its Role in Securities Litigation
Accelerant's Weekly Link Roundup
The SEC's War on Jargon in Complex Investment Filings
Accelerant's Weekly Link Roundup
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator - September 2014 Update
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CalPERS Looking to Reduce Investment Complexity
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Monday's S&P Call Notes on Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis Wiki Launched
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator - July 2014 Update
Accelerant's Weekly Link Roundup
CDS ETFs: Reaching New Highs (Lows?) in Complex Investments
Accelerant's Weekly Link Roundup
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis: Downgrades, Padilla Ready to Sue
Act 3 for the Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis? No, Act 71
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis, Next Up: Muni Funds and Monolines
Accelerant's Weekly Link Roundup
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis: On the Precipice
Saturday Morning Post from Accelerant
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis: Haircuts Ahead
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis Update: A 1-2 Combo Last Week
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator Index - June 2014 Update
Jack Duval Publishes White Paper on Complexity Risk
SEC Defining Risk as Complex Investments
The "Plain English" Disclosure Documents of Complex Investments
The Art of Complex Securities Litigation
Complex Investments Alert: How iShares Made the P/E Ratio Complex
How Portfolio Margin can Increase Leverage by 15X
Complex Investments have Complex Disclosure Documents
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator Index - Update
How "Flash Boys" Create Complex Investments with Market Structure
After AWC, LPL Sets up Complex Investments Team
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Analysis of FINRA Arbitrator James H. Frank Decisions
Do Complex Investments Yield Higher Returns? No.
Economic Theories about Complex Investments
Puerto Rico Debt Rally Continues
The Accelerant Arbitration Market Indicator Index Ticks Higher
Financial Advisor Licensing for Complex Investments
Are Financial Advisors Being Trained for Complex Investments?
Ph.D-Level Disclosure Documents for Complex Investments
Regulatory Responses to Complex Investments
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Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Approaching a Minsky Moment
Cognitive Limitations to Understanding Complex Investments
Do Sophisticated Investors Understand Complex Investments?
Understanding Portfolio Margin
Complex Investments that Even Financial Advisors Don't Understand
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Increasingly Complex Investments for Retail Investors
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Brokers Suing Firms Over Complex Investments
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Understanding FINRA Suitability Rule 2111 - Prospectus Delivery and Suitability
Understanding FINRA Suitability Rule 2111 - Leveraged and Inverse ETF Suitability
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Understanding FINRA Suitability Rule 2111 - Recommendations to Hold
Understanding FINRA Suitability Rule 2111 - The Three Components of Suitability
Specialist Suitability Obligations - Who's Ultimately Responsible?
Specialist Suitability Obligations - Representative-Specialist Interactions - Part 2
Specialist Suitability Obligations - Working with a Specialist
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Specialist Suitability Obligations - Representative-Specialist Interactions
Specialist Suitability Obligations - What is a "Specialist"?
Specialist Suitability Obligations - Introduction and Background
FINRA Rule 2111 - Reasonable-Basis Suitability
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - Individual Municipal Bonds
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - The Effects of Double Leverage
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - Understanding Closed-end Bond Funds
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - 2006 Government Shutdown and Recession
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - Adverse Tax and Trade Policies
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - Unfunded Pension Fund Data
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Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis - Unfunded Pension Funds
Sustainable Withdrawal Rates - Revisited
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The Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis in One Chart
Oppenheimer Municipal Bond Fund Puerto Rico Exposure
Puerto Rico Debt Exposure by Fund Family
Puerto Rico Economic Activity Index From 2005
Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Crisis Research Links
UBS Puerto Rico Municipal Bond Funds Overview
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Leveraged and Inverse ETFs: Trojan Horses for Long-Term Investors
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3 Dangerous Trends for Senior Investors
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Will the 60/40 Allocation Make It Through the Next Cycle?
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How Big Data is Changing the Legal Services Landscape
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Protecting Senior Investors - Finra Product Focus Areas
Structured Products - Some Definitions
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Finra Annual Conference May 20-22 | Washington, D.C.
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Hedge Fund Variable Annuity Sub-Account Litigation
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Finra Statement to the Senate on Protecting Senior Investors
SEC Report on Examination of Ratings Agencies
Foreign Firms Face Half the Securities Litigations of Domestic Firms
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Predictive Analytics Coming to a College Near You (To Pick Your Classes for You)
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SEC Orders Cease and Desist Proceedings Against Raymond J. Lucia Companies
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