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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Looking to find fiduciary financial advisors and wealth managers? Only fiduciary advisors are legally bound to act in your best interest at all times. Here are five ways you can find a full-time fiduciary financial advisor. What is a fiduciary advisor?

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How to Find a Fee-Only Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

When starting to search for a financial advisor, investors may not realize the different types of advisors out thereand theyre not all trying to sell you something. If youre looking for a fee-only financial advisor or wealth manager, its probably because you know fee-only advisors don’t sell products.

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Digital Currencies, Modern Trusteeship and Change

Wealth Management

By now, the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (2015) is so far behind the changes of the cryptocurrency industry as to be almost quaint. That, ironically, gives fiduciaries of trusts a clearer position with which to exercise their duties. in Q1 RIA Model Portfolio Assets Rose 5.5%

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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. Women should understand their role in the estate plan, whether they will serve as trustee, what rights they’ll have to income or principal and how decisions will be communicated to remainder beneficiaries.

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Merge Ahead: Combining Irrevocable Trusts

Wealth Management

July 18, 2025 17 Min Read iStock|Getty Images Advisors and trustees increasingly encounter situations in which consolidating multiple irrevocable trusts into a single trust can be beneficial. However, merging trusts requires careful navigation of state law, fiduciary duties and tax considerations. Why Merge Trusts?

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When Are Advisors (Financially) Liable For Negligent Investment Advice? (And Who Pays For It)

Nerd's Eye View

Financial advisors, as professionals whose clients rely on their advice to make financial decisions, are legally and financially responsible for the advice that they give. In others, it's because the firm has Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance that covers the liabilities of itself and its employees.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (May 27-28)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news that while banks have been able to attract a younger and more diverse set of financial advisors compared to the rest of the industry, thanks in part to their built-in referral stream, a relative lack of independence (..)