Variable annuities are complex and expensive. Use care when buying, and even more care exchanging one for another.
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FINRA Cracks Down On Annuity Sales
Tag Archives: Regulation
Why Good Ideas Yield Bad Results
Keeping bad guys out of the banking system seemed like a good idea at the time.
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As MetLife Goes, So Goes … MetLife
What does a systemically important financial institution have in common with pornography?
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A Sensible Decision On Regulatory Power
Do federal energy regulators have the power to manage power demand as well as power supply? The Supreme Court says yes.
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Trump’s CompuServe Internet
Trump’s idea of an Internet that locks out the bad guys is neither unknown nor technically farfetched. Remember CompuServe?
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A Reasonable First Step For Drone Regulations
A new rule requiring drone operators to register is a reasonable first step in balancing UAV activities and public safety.
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A Regulatory Crackdown That Worked
Amid a host of overreactions to the financial crisis, the CARD Act put an end to some genuinely abusive behavior by banks.
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Throw The Book At VW
There are many good reasons to come down on Volkswagen with crushing regulatory force for its “clean diesel” deception.
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All Uber, Or Uber Alles?
A business can operate outside the law and succeed – but not indefinitely.
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Dodd-Frank’s Report Card
Dodd-Frank is great for well-established small businesses that want to avoid competition from pesky upstarts.
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