Article Commission Fiduciary Duty Portfolio 
WiserAdvisor
AUGUST 18, 2023
In this article, we will discuss the different types of financial advisor fees and compare costs and services offered to find an advisor who aligns with your budget and financial goals. Moreover, fee-only advisors are often viewed as fiduciaries, which means they are legally obligated to act in their client’s best interests.
Sara Grillo
AUGUST 14, 2023
Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3
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Inside Information
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Then came Reg BI, in 2019, where the Commission decided that adopting a separate rule restricting these terms was ‘unnecessary.’. 202(a)(11)(c) of the Advisers Act,” the petition says, “the Commission can increase investor protection by (re-)asserting a distinction between product sales and stand-alone investment advice.”.
Good Financial Cents
JUNE 11, 2023
One thing that I have craved for investors is a tool that allows you to sync all your financial accounts – your investment portfolio, checking and savings accounts, credit cards and other loan accounts – in one place, and then provides an investment-related analysis of your entire portfolio. This is huge!
Sara Grillo
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
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? Are commissions bad?
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