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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The Department of Labor's ERISA fiduciary proposal takes appropriate steps to ensure that people who give retirement…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2011
The Department of Labor's ERISA fiduciary proposal takes appropriate steps to ensure that people who give retirement advice stand behind it and look out for the customer's best interest by becoming a fiduciary.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the importance of fiduciary responsibility in retirement advice.

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