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Comment on the RAND Corporation report on investor testing of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed Client Relationship Summary

February 15, 2019
CR Ltr to the SEC on RAND study
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Consumer Reports comments on the SEC’s proposed form that would require broker-dealers and investment advisers to disclose to retail investors their standard of conduct, fees, and conflicts of interest.

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