Nicole Boyson: How to Spot Financial Advisor Conflicts of Interest

<p><p>Our guest this week is  Nicole Boyson. Boyson is the Patrick F. and Helen C. Walsh Research Professor at Northeastern University's D’Amore-McKim School of Business, where she teaches and conducts research in the areas of investments and corporate finance. Professor Boyson has authored numerous publications and referee journals, with a focus on regulatory arbitrage, hedge fund management, and hedge fund activism. She also recently published a provocative working paper on financial advisor conflicts of interest entitled, "The Worst of Both Worlds? Dual-Registered Investment Advisers." A certified public accountant, Professor Boyson serves on the Editorial Board of the Financial Analysts Journal. She received her bachelor's degree from Kent State University, her MBA from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph.D. in Finance from Ohio State University. Professor Boyson is active on social media, where she can be found on Twitter at @nikir1.</p></p><p><p><strong>Background and Influences</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/people/nicole-m-boyson/"> Nicole Boyson’s home page</a> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/nikir1"> Nicole Boyson’s Twitter profile @nikir1</a> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ReformedBroker">Josh Brown’s Twitter profile @reformedbroker</a> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/alphaarchitect">Wes Gray’s Twitter profile @alphaarchitect</a> </p></p><p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AdviserCounsel">Max Schatzow’s Twitter profile @advisercounsel</a> </p></p><p><p> <a href="https://www.ici.org/pubs/fact_books">Investment Company Institute (ICI) Fact Books</a>  </p></p><p><p><strong>Published Research: Hedge Fund Activism</strong></p></p><p><p><a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=992739">“Corporate Governance and Hedge Fund Activism” by Nicole Boyson and Robert Mooradian; Review of Derivates Research, volume 14, no. 2, 2011</a>  </p></p><p><p> <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2677416">“