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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

If their sole method of compensation is a product, and/or they are taking commissions, then in reality it is less likely they are embracing all the values that the standard requires. There is such a tremendous misappropriation of the word for marketing purposes, and here is the issue is creates. Commissions are opaque.