Those conflicts, at a minimum, would give the appearance of conflicts of interest if not be actual conflicts of interest.

FORBES: GAO Blames Regulators For Faulty Foreclosure Reviews But That's Not The Whole Story

The letter was very specific: the Congressmen wanted to know whether any of the firms, consultants or managers that had actual or potential conflicts of interest had been investigated by the DOL and, if so, how many?

FORBES: Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Managing Money ( September 2, 2005 )

What are we really concerned about when we speak of risks related to consultant conflicts of interest and do these conflicts result in actual harm to pensions?

FORBES: The Duty To Investigate Pension Consultant Conflicts (September 1, 2001)