Financial

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Financial services concluded at a distance in digital age – Go Health Pro

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In 2023, European lawmakers were busy improving the protection of consumers in financial services. In addition to the new Directive 2023/2225 on consumer credit (on which we reported here), the regime distance marketing of financial service was also revamped. The new Directive 2023/2673 on financial services contracts concluded at a distance repeals the current Directive … Read more

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 5–6) – Go Health Pro

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 5–6) – Go Health Pro

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey from Charles Schwab indicates that advisors see technology as the biggest driver of change in the RIA industry, with the growing number of AdvisorTech solutions as the most frequently cited tech-related driver … Read more

Dave Says: Be Gentle, But Don’t Fund Financial Irresponsibility – Go Health Pro

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Dave Says: Be Gentle, But Don’t Fund Financial Irresponsibility – Go Health Pro

Dear Dave, My wife and I are debt-free, and we live on a budget. My mother-in-law, on the other hand, uses credit cards for practically every purchase. Several times she has gone too far and run up balances she couldn’t pay off. We bail her out when she does this, but often the extra purchases … Read more

Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 28–September 29) – Go Health Pro

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 28–September 29) – Go Health Pro

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” – this week’s edition kicks off with the news that a recent study by Cerulli has shown a sharp increase in the number of affluent investors willing to pay for advice, which on the one hand reflects the increasing financial complexity in peoples’ lives (while … Read more

Weekend Studying For Monetary Planners (September 14–September 15) – Go Well being Professional

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Weekend Studying For Monetary Planners (September 14–September 15) – Go Well being Professional

Benefit from the present installment of “Weekend Studying For Monetary Planners” – this week’s version kicks off with the information that the SEC this week fined 4 RIAs for violations of its advertising and marketing rule associated to their claims that they supplied ‘conflict-free’ monetary recommendation. Which implies that whereas many fee-only RIAs use the … Read more

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