True story: I was once written up for using college level vocabulary on the job. Yes, it was in a written performance evaluation. No, I was not writing for a living at the time; was running a line of business. You might not guess that my employer was a bank, where most workers had some college and many had MBAs. Go figure. Just one of the reasons I'm forever freelance.
Tag Archives: compliance
Social Media Regulations for the Financial Industry (finally)
Last week FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 10-06 to finally address how those it regulates can participate in social media. Anyone regulated by FINRA already knows this, and I've got nothing new to say about the notice.
Burned by Boilerplate
As we hurtle towards 2010 some financial advisors and life insurance agents keep communicating like it's 1999.