Well, Mr. Tourre, that is not how it reads to me. It reads to me that you wanted to deal with people who did not 'know exactly how things work' and would allow you to make more money, and that raises the whole issue of whether you are truly disclosing all the information that you should be to your clients and whether your clients are aware that the whole system seems to be rife with conflicts of interest.
On the recordApril 26, 2010
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Senator Collins questions the transparency and ethics of financial dealings.
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