Now I am going to go a step further. I wonder whether the people who oppose this bill actually know what the law is. The law is and has been for decades that, if you are an investment adviser, you already have a fiduciary standard with regard to your client. That is the current law. Already the investment adviser, going through an ERISA plan, has a fiduciary standard. I think what you are talking about is a broker-dealer.
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