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Nicole Boyson in the Press

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The SEC Sets Its Sights on Mutual Fund Fees

One of the primary conflicts of interest addressed by SEC’s enforcement actions involve dual-registered advisors. In a 2019 study called “The Worst of Both Worlds? Dual-Registered Investment Advisers,” Nicole Boyson, a professor of finance at Northeastern University, wrote how 12b-1s influence “dual-registered” advisors who operated as both commission-based brokers and RIAs.