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Independent Research
Term category: General Investing
In 10 words or less:  Research provided by unbiased independent parties.

Definition: Independent research is created by investment research firms with no conflicting interests.  These are firms such as Morningstar and Standard & Poor's.

StockJargon Advice: As part of the Global Research Settlement in recent years, investment banks were found to have too many conflicts of interests, resulting in providing investors with poor research.  Consequently, independent research providers have been hired to conduct stock research.  This information is then provided to investors who want access to it.

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