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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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Digital Currencies, Modern Trusteeship and Change

Wealth Management

Podcasts & Videos CE Webinars Research Newsletters Subscribe Subscribe News Related Topics RIA IBD Wirehouse RPA Insights & Analysis Regulation & Compliance Career Moves Recent in News See all U.S. That, ironically, gives fiduciaries of trusts a clearer position with which to exercise their duties.

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Why You Might Need a Power of Attorney

Carson Wealth

Break their fiduciary duty to act in your best interest. Compliance case #7754770.2 While the POA designation does give an individual the authority to make many decisions on your behalf, you may be wondering what a power of attorney cant do. A POA cannot: Change your will in any way. Ready to get started on your estate plan?

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How to Help Women With Blended Family Estate Plans

Wealth Management

Address questions around marital trusts, powers of appointment and fiduciary duties while both spouses can provide input. Number 8860726. Pre- and Postnuptial Agreements Prenuptial agreements (prenups) are often misunderstood as a divorce planning tool, but they can play a crucial role in estate planning.

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Merge Ahead: Combining Irrevocable Trusts

Wealth Management

Podcasts & Videos CE Webinars Research Newsletters Subscribe Subscribe News Related Topics RIA IBD Wirehouse RPA Insights & Analysis Regulation & Compliance Career Moves Recent in News See all Resonant Capital Advisors CEO and President Benjamin Dickey RIA $2.2B Number 8860726. Chad Baker , Founding Member , Baker Law, Ltd.

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RIA Code Of Ethics: Important Nuances To Note In Relatively Straightforward Requirements

Nerd's Eye View

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.

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Extracting Actionable Takeaways From The SEC’s Staff Bulletin Regarding An RIA’s Standard Of Care

Nerd's Eye View

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.