Investors have a hard time understanding the differences between investment advisers and broker-dealers, as well as distinguishing between the different services and protections that each group offer. This finding was reported last month in an SEC-commissioned study conducted by Nonprofit policy group Rand Corp.
Rand gathered its findings from data that came from six investor focus groups and a survey it conducted of 654 U.S. households..
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