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'No BS' Mike Durbin leapfrogs up the Fidelity Investments ladder but can he serve RIAs, eMoney and Abby?

RIAs run out of superlatives for the eight-year exec's ability to 'get it' at both the intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial level as he ascends to president of $2.3-trillion Fidelity Institutional

Author By Lisa Shidler October 6, 2017 at 8:06 PM
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Mike Durbin: The number one thing I will do in this job is serve as chief advocate for our clients.

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