Benjamin Edwards In The News

The National Law Review
In 2017, Nevada codified the internal affairs doctrine by enacting NRS 78.012.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Private equity firms TPG Capital and Apollo Global Management have sold their remaining stake in Caesars Entertainment Corp., exiting an 11-year investment that turned sour almost immediately.
The Hill
Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will convene a hearing to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). They have a difficult task in front of them.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Caesars Entertainment Corp. may not be able to stop Carl Icahn from grabbing significant board influence as the casino operator transitions to new corporate governance rules.
WealthManagement.com
The Nevada State securities division released its draft regulations for a fiduciary standard for broker/dealers and registered representatives late last week, and many fiduciary advocates say it’s a higher bar then the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). But one thing the proposal has in common with Reg BI is that it does not define "best interest."
Wealth Professional Canada
For inexperienced investors, trading in the stock markets could be more like gambling than investing. And with commission-free trading apps within reach of more retail investors than ever, that issue of risk is coming into sharper focus.
The Hill
The Trump White House’s personnel problems now generate increased systemic risk. The problems have long been apparent with aides and officials penning anonymous op-eds, pleading guilty to federal crimes and resigning in protest.
Wealth Management
When Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle introduced the first index fund to the American public in the 1970s, he wasn’t promising that it’d outperform the markets. Rather, the promise behind index funds was to diversify across and track the performance of the overall market at a low cost to the investor. Today, you can invest in the Vanguard 500 Index Fund for as low as 4 basis points.