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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.

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

Sara Grillo

What he sees as the challenges with being an hourly planner According to Kevin, relationships take a long time to set up (creating the roadmap documents) and that time is not billable. Being a fiduciary , he can’t just run people through a cookie cutter model. He posts on LinkedIn and messages people and clients come to him.

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Transcript: John Montgomery, Bridgeway Capital Management

The Big Picture

And the third thing is documenting war crimes. And that’s actually something that Bridgeway Foundation knows a lot about, 00:13:33 [Speaker Changed] Documenting war crimes, 00:13:35 [Speaker Changed] Documenting. What do you do with all of that information once you’ve documented a war crime in Ukraine?

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What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Additionally, CFPs must adhere to ethical and professional standards, including a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of their clients. Form ADV is a document that provides information about a firm’s business, including details about their ownership structure, business practices, services offered, and fees charged.

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How to Help Women With Blended Family Estate Plans

Wealth Management

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. Address questions around marital trusts, powers of appointment and fiduciary duties while both spouses can provide input.

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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.