Professional Standards

Sales or Advice?

With the DOL fiduciary rule now defunct and the SEC considering a ‘best interests’ standard for brokers, the blurring of the lines between sales and advice in financial services has worsened. There was a time that investors knew the function of a broker-dealer was solely to facilitate transactions of financial products.  The broker was a…

My Yoga Teacher Decided to Become a Doctor

My yoga teacher recently decided to become a medical doctor. In a lot of ways, this is a natural progression from her long-term dedication to health through yoga, Eastern medicine, and nutrition. For 15 years, Jessica has focused on the health of her students’ body, mind, and spirit as a yoga teacher, Ayurveda practitioner, and…