Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 21, 2023

All investment advisers are fiduciaries that owe a duty of care and loyalty to their clients, and, in an ideal world, advisory firms and their staff would abide by these requirements without the need for a prescriptive code of ethics.

Ethics 176

Ethics Fiduciary Duty Compliance Clients 176

Sara Grillo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Often these people are focused on marketing at the expense of client relationships and client service. Find a financial advisor whose sole focus is serving their clients, and be wary of anything that implies distraction. Read about the six core fiduciary duties. Institute for the Fiduciary Standard.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Fiduciary Duty Compliance Financial Advice 52

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 17, 2023

They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. Some advisors are primarily paid directly by the client, but then also might receive some compensation from insurance policies they sell to their clients or other investment products they recommend, like a specific fund or annuity.

Fee Only 52

Fee Only Financial Advisor Certified Financial Planner Commission 52

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 21, 2023

They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. Some advisors are primarily paid directly by the client, but then also might receive some compensation from insurance policies they sell to their clients or other investment products they recommend, like a specific fund or annuity.

Certified Financial Planner 52

Certified Financial Planner Financial Advisor Fee Only Financial Planner 52

Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Our use-case at Brown Advisory for environmental, social and governance information, however, can be vastly different from how some clients, regulators, and other stakeholders use the term. Here is an attempt to invoke fundamental investing basics to clarify exactly what we aspire to deliver for our clients.

Fiduciary Duty 52

Fiduciary Duty Government Clients Investing 52

Sara Grillo

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s impossible to figure out from the illustration – it can only be determined based upon this supplemental report that is usually not asked for by the fiduciary financial advisor or the client. Fiduciary financial advisors need to analyze: Are costs justified relative to values? And , you have to do the math by hand.

Insurance 59

Insurance Clients Financial Advisor Math 59