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: Cutera fires CEO and Executive Chair for cause in dispute over CEO succession plan

MarketWatch

This followed a previous attempt by Mr. Plants to gain the CEO role in February 2021 by recommending removing Mr. Mowry.” Mowry and indicated that he wanted to succeed him as the Company’s next CEO,” said the release. The unusual boardroom brawl has caused the company to withdraw its full-year guidance.

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CFP Board’s Crypto Guidelines Offer a Word of Caution

eMoney Advisor

According to a survey from Bitwise and ETF Trends, 94 percent of financial advisors fielded client questions about cryptocurrency in 2021. As cryptocurrency continues to become a more significant part of the investment world, what responsibility lies with financial advisors who have a fiduciary duty to protect their clients?

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3 2010, August 1).

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Is Robinhood Safe?

Good Financial Cents

Additionally, in March 2021 the company settled a lawsuit brought by Massachusetts regulators for $26.5 In June 2021, FINRA fined Robinhood Financial LLC $57 million and ordered the firm to pay approximately $12.6 One of those instances dealt with the popular meme stock GameStop in January 2021. Cited Research Articles.

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Estate Planning in this Economic Climate

Park Place Financial

million per person in 2021 to $12.06 Our team utilizes financial strategies backed by hard-date and academically validated principles and adheres to our fiduciary duty in all dealings. See how these amounts have changed because of inflation: The lifetime gift tax exemption: Shifted from $11.7 million per person in 2022 .

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6 Tips to Avoid Financial Fraud and Guard Your Investments

WiserAdvisor

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2021, American consumers lost over $5.8 In 2021, over 2.8 million Americans in 2021. Imposter scams in the country were one of the most prevalent forms of fraud in 2021, where a typical victim lost about $1,000. However, the numbers tell a different story.

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Transcript: Ilana Weinstein

The Big Picture

We love, but at the end of the day, They have a fiduciary duty to their LPs to hire the best person. Elliott just created an investment committee in 2021, I think precisely to get things ready for succession planning. WEINSTEIN: We love diversity. RITHOLTZ: Right. WEINSTEIN: And you could just belong and do fine.