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The Importance of a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) for Your Financial Planning

WiserAdvisor

One only earns the title of a CFP after years of rigorously studying, completing multiple standardized tests, gathering years of experience in the industry, and having a strong grasp of ethics. In addition to knowledge and experience, another noteworthy benefit a CFP brings to the table is that of being a trusted fiduciary.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The concept of ethical screening in portfolios is not new—religious institutions have screened their portfolios for years. This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty. However, the IRS provided much more concrete guidance on this topic in 2015.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The concept of ethical screening in portfolios is not new—religious institutions have screened their portfolios for years. This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty. However, the IRS provided much more concrete guidance on this topic in 2015.

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How to CRACK the secret costs in an insurance illustration

Sara Grillo

In 2015, they came out with AG 49 because the crediting rates appeared similar from company to company but were actually very different. In 2015, the AIC of their own conclusion said, Well, wait a minute, we got insurance companies calculating premiums using apparently similar crediting rage, but vastly different credit.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

Do advisors breach fiduciary duty when they fail to recommend annuities? Should those with only insurance licenses that allow them to sell annuities and/or life insurance be held to the same “fiduciary standard” as Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) with the SEC or state regulators?