Barbara Roper Quotes

You need to get this stuff out in the open, make sure that people understand what they are paying for. - Barbara Roper

Who in their right mind decides we're going to lighten up on record retention policies for the new, emerging, primary way people communicate in the market? What genius came up with that idea? - Barbara Roper

Ultimately you can't get around the fact that forty percent of states are not inspecting advisors at all?and only thirty-six percent are inspecting them enough to form an effective deterrent. - Barbara Roper

There's no question there has been enormous pressure from the Bush administration to think small. This increase is what Harvey Pitt asked for with his arm twisted halfway up his back. - Barbara Roper

There is a big difference between making this work for smaller companies and eliminating the requirements altogether. They were supposed to come up with suggestions on how to make this work. - Barbara Roper

The SEC doesn't have the resources to do its job. In 1980 the SEC reviewed all corporate financial statements every year. In 2000, they reviewed about 15 percent. Enron's statements hadn't been reviewed since 1997. - Barbara Roper

The research is that the more you fiddle with your portfolio the worse you do. Investors rarely benefit from fiddling with their portfolio. My only advice to people that tweak their portfolios is to stop. - Barbara Roper

The proper approach is to have a long-term strategy that has a balance of different types of investments in the portfolio, so that it's built in that it deals with changing market conditions. - Barbara Roper

The for-profit environment adds to the pressures and potential conflicts of interests. - Barbara Roper

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