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Seeking Best Execution: Understanding The SEC’s Expectations For Advisors To Deliver Best Outcomes For Clients

Nerd's Eye View

One of the best sources of guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a 1986 interpretive release that unofficially sets forth a framework for satisfying the fiduciary duty to seek best execution of securities transactions in client accounts. Read More.

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How I rocked the world as an hourly financial planner – with Kevin Estes

Sara Grillo

He tracks how all his time is spent on each relationship and he communicates clearly so that clients know what is going on at every point. He says that as a fiduciary, his job is to return back multiples of the value of each dollar they spend on him. If he doesn’t, he feels he isn’t doing this fiduciary duty.

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CFP Board’s Crypto Guidelines Offer a Word of Caution

eMoney Advisor

As cryptocurrency continues to become a more significant part of the investment world, what responsibility lies with financial advisors who have a fiduciary duty to protect their clients? The CFP Board stated the risks as follows in its communication. Risks Associated with Crypto. Proceed with Knowledge.

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How to Choose a Personal Financial Advisor

Park Place Financial

A key indication of an advisor’s dedication to acting in the client’s best interest is the mention of fiduciary duty. Some advisors do not observe fiduciary duty but are bound to a suitability standard. How do they communicate with clients (i.e. What does their average client look like financially? .

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How to Help Women With Blended Family Estate Plans

Wealth Management

Even the most meticulously crafted estate plans can unravel without clear communication, legal clarity, guidance and an understanding of the underlying family dynamics. Address questions around marital trusts, powers of appointment and fiduciary duties while both spouses can provide input.

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ESG, Shorthand, and Shortcuts

Brown Advisory

In other words, investors prioritizing strict fiduciary duty could focus on ESG information in an effort to make better investment decisions; if other stakeholders are interested in sustainable development, that’s also a win. But ESG information is just that: information.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee.