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Goldman Sachs' sweeping legal effort to crush 'United Capital' advisor exodus may prove largely meaningless -- with little chilling effect on flood of defections

The New York City investment bank is filing FINRA arbitrations with abandon as RIA departures pile up, but the squid may not get much sympathy -- in court or the court of public opinion.

Author Brooke Southall October 10, 2023 at 3:32 AM
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Ari Sonneberg: It would not be a good look for Goldman Sachs to be bullying small RIAs.
Keith Girard contributed to the editing of this article.


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