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Advisory Annuities and the Role of Fiduciary Duty

Wealth Management

Overcoming the RIA/Annuity disconnect by addressing common financial advisor objections.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: How consumer concerns about the stability of the banking industry could present independent advisors with an opportunity to add value by managing client cash Why an advisor’s fiduciary duty can sometimes come into conflict with the best insurance options for their clients From there, we have several articles on (..)

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Tips From the Pros: Powers of Appointment And Fiduciary Duties

Wealth Management

Redd examines litigation in recent years that’s exposed a possible exception to the widely held belief that exercising a power of appointment isn’t a fiduciary act.

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It’s Not ‘ESG Investing.’ It’s Just Investing

Wealth Management

By not taking ESG factors into account, financial advisors may be shirking their fiduciary duty.

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Fiduciary Duties of Trustees in the Age of COVID

Wealth Management

Court finds that trustee failed to carry out contractual obligations.

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Research links: considering all factors

Abnormal Returns

blog.validea.com) How anti-ESG movements could be contrary to a fiduciary duty. (klementoninvesting.substack.com) How ChatGPT, and other LLMs, will change how investors do their work. nytimes.com)

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Thoughts on the State of Fiduciary Duties for RIAs and Financial Planners

Ron A. Rhodes

It is an essential precondition to the process of critical thinking. Possessing doubt permits the receipt and evaluation of opposing points of view. We must first acknowledge that there…