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How to Find a Fee-Only Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Fee-only financial advisors are often registered investment advisors too, meaning they have a legal duty to act in the clients best interest. This fiduciary duty is a cornerstone of their practice, providing clients with the confidence that their financial advisor is working solely for them.

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

Sara Grillo

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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Three Qualities of a Successful Investment Adviser

Truemind Capital

Fiduciary duty should be on the top of the mind of any genuine adviser. Experience & Expertise: An adviser who is responsible to manage your investments and provide advisory should have a relevant work experience and good academic credentials related to investment management field (like CFA/CFP/NISM Adviser).

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

Investing Caffeine

A whole aisle of books could be written about Rothblatts impressive lifetime accomplishments, but the unique investment opportunity for investors cannot be fully understood without appreciating the person that created United Therapeutics 29 years ago in 1996. Slome, CFA, CFP Plan. www.Sidoxia.com Wade W.

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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? December 12 th , 2023.