> So if the Union really cared they would have licensed, insured financial consultants the players could use. <
A side story: I was a member of a union for decades. And yes, my union had licensed and insured financial consultants ready to help us.
All of them recommended high cost, high fee investments. I did some looking into this. It turns out that these “consultants” paid money annually to the union to get on the union-approved list.
I guess that’s better than no consultant at all. But it’s just another example of how corrupt unions are.
Great comments, yes there needs to be protection of the players from all forms of abuse.