Wealth Management

JULY 11, 2025

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Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JUNE 11, 2025

Today, women aren’t just beneficiaries; they’re trustees, fiduciaries and stewards of complex estate plans often involving multigenerational wealth. In my practice representing high-net-worth clients in estate and trust disputes, I often see how expectations, emotional baggage and vague documents can turn estate plans into battlegrounds.

Estate Planning

Wealth Management

JULY 18, 2025

Resonant Capital Merges with Tax, Accounting Firm QBCo by Alex Ortolani Jul 18, 2025 1 Min Read SEC Chair Paul Atkins Alternative Investments SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully SEC’s Atkins Says Changes to 401(k) Plans Must Be Reviewed Carefully by Nicola M. Concept of digital social marketing.

Fiduciary Duty

Nerd's Eye View

JUNE 12, 2024

Financial advisors, as professionals whose clients rely on their advice to make financial decisions, are legally and financially responsible for the advice that they give.

Fiduciary Duty

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 25, 2023

There is a general understanding that investment advisers have a fiduciary relationship with their clients – in other words, that they are required to act in the client's best interests. These 3 components in practice make up a core part of the adviser's fiduciary duty to their clients.

Fiduciary Duty

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

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that the SEC is proposing to expand the adviser custody rule beyond securities and funds to cover all assets in a client’s portfolio, including private securities, real estate, derivatives, and cryptoassets.

Financial Planner

Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

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Financial Planner

Sara Grillo

MARCH 11, 2024

He’s taking the world by storm as an hourly financial planner, not managing any assets just giving out powerful financial planning guidance that clients love. Why he chose to become an hourly planner Kevin noticed that there is usually more time spent in the early years in a client relationship. How does he get new clients?

Financial Planner

eMoney Advisor

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A recent announcement regarding cryptocurrency from the CFP Board provided advice on crypto-related investments stating CFPs® are neither required nor prohibited from providing advice related to cryptocurrency, but “should do so with caution.” Crypto Investing Deserves Special Consideration. Risks Associated with Crypto.

CFP

Don Connelly & Associates

APRIL 8, 2024

If it's like the last couple of elections, financial advisors are sure to see some clients wringing their hands over which candidate will win the White House and how that will impact the financial markets and their investments. The post Should FAs Allow Clients’ Political Opinions to Influence Their Investment Decisions?

Clients

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. Personal Capital to the rescue.

Management

Park Place Financial

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Whether planning for retirement or evaluating different investment options, people seek the assistance of a personal financial advisor for many reasons. They often consider their clients’ overall financial situation to develop strategies for meeting long-term goals. . Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) . Are they fiduciary?

Financial Advisor

Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees ajackson Thu, 09/12/2019 - 08:49 Sustainable investing. Impact investing. These terms all refer to the consideration of social and environmental factors in one’s investment decisions—a concept that is gaining serious traction in the investment universe.

Investing

Brown Advisory

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees. Sustainable investing. Impact investing. These terms all refer to the consideration of social and environmental factors in one’s investment decisions—a concept that is gaining serious traction in the investment universe. Thu, 09/12/2019 - 08:49. Mission alignment.

Investing

Truemind Capital

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Investment management is never a part-time activity but a full-time job. Quality investment management is much more than selecting schemes from star-rating websites or buying a stock based on little insights. Unchecked conflict of interest can ruin your investment returns. 🔊 Play Audio.

Investing

Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Investing in a Resilient Future: Our Role in Supporting the Climate mhannan Tue, 11/29/2022 - 14:04 Download the Report We live in an age of technological miracles, but many of these miracles come with steep costs for society.

Investing

Brown Advisory

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Investing in a Resilient Future: Our Role in Supporting the Climate. To reduce emissions and/or resource use, many cities and even entire nations are investing meaningfully in these technologies as well as climate adaptation and mitigation, including labeled bond issues that pledge their proceeds toward specific environmental projects.

Investing

International College of Financial Planning

AUGUST 31, 2023

Investing your money is crucial to securing your financial future and achieving your goals. Whether saving for retirement, buying a home, or building an emergency fund, investing grows your wealth over time. However, relying on a single asset class or Investment within an Asset class can be risky and limiting.

Portfolio

Brown Advisory

JUNE 18, 2020

Our firm has had a long-term commitment to sustainability principles, and to the prosperity of our clients, colleagues, communities and society at large. Our report covers sustainability issues related to our communities and society at large, our colleagues, and our clients.

Fiduciary Duty

Brown Advisory

JUNE 18, 2020

Our firm has had a long-term commitment to sustainability principles, and to the prosperity of our clients, colleagues, communities and society at large. Our report covers sustainability issues related to our communities and society at large, our colleagues, and our clients. General commitments to ethics and fiduciary duty.

Fiduciary Duty

Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? The fiduciary standard is important because it defined parameters for behaviors impacting the way that financial advisors treat their clients. Someone who has a conflict of interest can not operate as a fiduciary. Federal statutory law: Section 206.

Financial Advisor

WiserAdvisor

JUNE 12, 2022

The advisor can also help you create a well-diversified investment portfolio , plan your expenses and liabilities, and also help you manage your overall finances smoothly. The cost of doing so also depends on your requirement, corpus size, investment horizon, and the fee structure used by the financial advisor.

Financial Advisor

Brown Advisory

JANUARY 3, 2023

The “mainstreaming” of sustainable investing has been the story of the decade in investment management. A naming-and-shaming approach may be effective for a small list of big offenders, but we should all be more demanding of our investment managers and advisors. This is not the case in investing. is about people.

Fiduciary Duty

Brown Advisory

JANUARY 3, 2023

The “mainstreaming” of sustainable investing has been the story of the decade in investment management. A naming-and-shaming approach may be effective for a small list of big offenders, but we should all be more demanding of our investment managers and advisors. This is not the case in investing. is about people.

Fiduciary Duty

Brown Advisory

JANUARY 3, 2023

The “mainstreaming” of sustainable investing has been the story of the decade in investment management. A naming-and-shaming approach may be effective for a small list of big offenders, but we should all be more demanding of our investment managers and advisors. This is not the case in investing. is about people.

Fiduciary Duty

Tobias Financial

JULY 11, 2023

We hold our advisors to this rigorous requirement, ensuring that those who lead client relationships and provide investment advisory services possess this designation. It signifies a commitment to professionalism, ethics, and a fiduciary duty to act in our clients’ best interests.

Certified Financial Planner

WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

Apart from these, investment frauds are also quite common. According to the FTC report, investment fraud cost $3,000 per victim in 2021. With the steeply rising number of frauds in the country, the birth of crypto investments, changing fintech rules, etc., What if you wait for a few days before investing?

Investing

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. How are we compensated?

Fee Only

Carson Wealth

JANUARY 14, 2023

CFP ® , Director of Consumer Investment Research  Being a fiduciary is holding a duty to a client that a financial advisor will act in the best interests of the client rather than the best interests of the advisor, the advisor’s employer, or any other entity. This may sound simple. Craig Lemoine, Ph.D.,

Financial Advisor

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

Brown Advisory

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It also compels a good deal of humility, an acknowledgement of luck, and a desire to always learn more and to turn over more rocks, and to look at more information in order to arrive at investment insights. Here is an attempt to invoke fundamental investing basics to clarify exactly what we aspire to deliver for our clients.

Fiduciary Duty

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

Ron A. Rhodes

AUGUST 6, 2023

I have increasingly witnessed registered investment adviser (RIA) firms, as well as brokerage firms, generally disavow (often in their client services agreement) any duty to manage the investment portfolios of…

Portfolio

WiserAdvisor

MARCH 13, 2025

Your choice of a financial advisor can impact your financial future just as much as your investments do. Financial planning is not only centered around your investment returns but also trust and peace of mind. They are not tied to a firms products or pressured to meet quotas for specific investments or insurance plans.

Financial Planning

Park Place Financial

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Since asset values are decreased due to market volatility, moving stock shares into a GRAT can enable you to transfer more estate and gift tax-free money, should the investment return to its original value. . These professionals offer their expertise to help clients determine the best methods for distributing their wealth to their loved ones.

Estate Planning

WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 18, 2023

These experts have the necessary financial knowledge and expertise to help you make informed decisions about your money, investments, and future financial security. While this cost might initially seem like an additional expense, shifting your perspective and viewing it as an investment rather than a financial burden is essential.

Financial Advisor