Watching Out Over the Advisors

Today's program deals with protecting the investor by showing us how to keep investors' advisors from behaving badly!

401KPodcast's Rob Coopman talks with Securities and Exchange expert Marvin Barge. We'll find out what investors should learn about prospective advisors before hiring them; what is considered fraudulent conduct by an advisor; and about the role of mutual fund independent directors (and why we should care).

Todays guest, Marvin Barge started working in the investment industry with the US Securities & Exchange commission in the mid 90s. After leaving the SEC, Marvin worked for a few investment firms, then in May of 2000, he started his own compliance consulting business, Barge Consulting.

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