Conflicts of Interest In 401(k) Retirement-Plan Rollovers Are Prevalent
The lawyers at Robert Wayne Pearce, P. A. are well aware of the conflicts of interest of financial advisors who recommend to prospective clients that they withdraw funds from their 401(k) retirement plans and roll them over into an IRA account at the brokerage firm when they terminate their employment. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has finally woken up and given notice to all registered financial advisors and their employers that the pitch to move funds to IRA rollover accounts must be “fair and balanced;” two words that are foreign to many financial advisors.
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