Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

RIA firm – a Registered Investment Advisor firm registered with either the SEC or state regulators. An RIA firm’s financial advisors must follow the fiduciary standard which is believed to be the highest standard of care in the industry. Fee-only advisors are bound to the fiduciary standard.

Insurance 98

Insurance Financial Planner Fee Only Financial Advisor 98

Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Excluding any improvements they made to the home, realtor fees, etc., The surtax will increase the Massachusetts tax liability by $68,000 on the sale of their home. But if a sale is in process, wrapping it up before 12/31 would be advantageous (all else equal). Consider an installment sale. the taxable gain is $1.7M.

Taxes 95

Taxes Wealth Management Tax Planning Planning 95

Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This first petition also touches on dually-registered individuals, recommending that, if they hold themselves out as advisors, they be required to disclose precisely when their work as an advisor ends and their efforts to effect a sale begins—something that is far from clear in current client engagements.

Financial Planner 40

Financial Planner Financial Planning Commission Sales 40

Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Rostad doesn’t believe investors are too stupid to understand the difference. “If we could actually focus on plain language,” he says, “and say: this is what the business and the practices of broker-dealers are, and this is what the business and practices of investment advisors are , then I believe investors would understand it perfectly well.

CFP 40

CFP Commission Education Investing 40

Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Yet the investment and insurance communities seem to be on two different sides of the fence when it comes to a solution. Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. With annuities now being able to be offered in 401k plans, the playing field has changed.

Insurance 59

Insurance Financial Advisor Retirement License 59

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I do believe it should be different regulated differently from portfolio management, which is the typical definition of the registered investment advisor, but that it shouldn’t be the CFP Board that is controlling the regulatory environment for financial planners. Salaske: What is an investment advisor?

CFP 59

CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59

The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

So, Brian is not a stranger to me, and we have some shared financial interests, but the reason I wanted to bring him in here is there are few people in the industry who have a better perch by which to look at the world of registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, all of the changes that are taking place in the space.

Compliance 152

Compliance Wealth Management Clients Management 152