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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Advisors affiliated with a bank, broker dealer, or large asset manager might not be able to make a fully independent recommendation. Consider this: you walk into a Bank of America branch and ask for the best type of savings account on the market. Only registered investment advisors have a full-time fiduciary duty to their clients.

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Is a Financial Planner Course (CFP) Worth It? A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Financial Professionals in India

International College of Financial Planning

Career Benefits of the CFP Course Here’s how pursuing CFP certification in India can enhance your career: Global Recognition The CFP designation is respected in more than 25 countries, which opens up both domestic and international opportunities in wealth management, private banking, and personal finance.

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Investing in Pigs and Kidneys: Building a $100 Billion Empire and Revolutionizing Organ Transplants

Investing Caffeine

If you had $100k of annual spending requirements, would you negligently place $2 million dollars in a low-single-digit yielding checking account or multi-year CD at your bank, when you could responsibly earn a 10% or higher return by paying down credit card debt? This is what United Therapeutics is doing.

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Digital Currencies, Modern Trusteeship and Change

Wealth Management

federal government has solidified its position against central banking digital currencies favoring “stablecoins.” Our last article in January 2024 examined central banking digital currencies and how those differ from digital currencies (also known as “cryptocurrency”). One of these adoptions is what’s called a “cryptocurrency trust.”

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that while banks have been able to attract a younger and more diverse set of financial advisors compared to the rest of the industry, thanks in part to their built-in referral stream, a relative lack of independence (..)

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The Collapse of SVB: Thoughts on Moral Hazard, Market Fundamentalism, Fiduciary Duties, and the Scope of Government Regulation

Ron A. Rhodes

ON THE EXISTENCE OF MORAL HAZARD IN BANKING (ONCE AGAIN) The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in led to a March 12, 2023 joint statement from Secretary…

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: Canadian bank Canaccord appoints new board members to review management buyout proposal

MarketWatch

“The resignation letter indicated in part that it is the view of the former special committee directors that they could not satisfy their fiduciary duties to the company and fulfil their mandate in the circumstances,” the bank said.