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Commission bans and consumer financial protection

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  • Albert Erasmus Grafe

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Financial literacy is seen as root cause for false household portfolio choices and thus wealth and retirement discrepancies. However, the increasing literature on financial literacy fails to recognize the fundamental caveat of financial consumer protection: commissions based financial advice. Many countries such as the UK or the Netherlands have recognized the innate conflict of interest between financial advisors and their customers that comes with a commissions-based system. In response, commission bans were introduced. To analyze the effect of commission bans on portfolio choices we conduct a difference-in-difference panel regression utilizing data from countries that have and haven’t introduced commission bans. The results indicate that commission bans - unlike many forecasts - have not negatively impacted consumers and the financial industry.

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  • Albert Erasmus Grafe, 2022. "Commission bans and consumer financial protection," ERES 2022_159, European Real Estate Society (ERES).
    • Handle: RePEc:arz:wpaper:2022_159
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    Commission bans; Consumer financial protection; Financial literacy; Household portfolio choices;
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    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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