In this video as part of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Fool contributor Dan Caplinger takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks: "Does the new regulation that allows for private placement advertising mean investors don't need brokers? Can qualified investors now approach the issuer directly rather than going through a broker?"
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Ask a Fool: Do New Regulations Mean Investors Don't Need Brokers?
By Dan Caplinger
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Oct 1, 2013 at 4:47PM
Will brokers soon be a thing of the past?
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