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Investing in Pigs and Kidneys: Building a $100 Billion Empire and Revolutionizing Organ Transplants

Investing Caffeine

United Therapeutics has pioneered genetically engineered pig organs ( xenotransplantation ) by modifying 10 key genes to prevent immune system rejection. Just last November, a genetically engineered pig kidney was transplanted into a patient ( Towana Looney ) under a compassionate use basis granted by the FDA. Slome, CFA, CFP Plan.

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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