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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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SEC’s AI Rule Could 'Weaken' Advisors’ Fiduciary Duty, IAA Attorney Argues

Wealth Management

In contrast, the outgoing director of the SEC's Investment Management Division said the degree of risk in AI’s proliferation is “obvious.” The advocacy group for advisors argued the rule is overly broad.

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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. Read More.

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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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Personal finance links: the burden of social debt

Abnormal Returns

money.usnews.com) Investing J.D. Roth, "Too many people try to overcomplicate investing. Too many people pay others to provide subpar investment results." jdroth.com) Why people underperform their own investments. awealthofcommonsense.com) Doug Boneparth, "Investing is hard, because nothing stays the same forever.

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Fiduciary Papers #7: What Steps are Required to Properly Manage a Conflict of Interest Held by An Investment Adviser?

Ron A. Rhodes

While the SEC has provided an interpretative release [SEC Release IA-5248, Commission Interpretation Regarding Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers (July 12, 2019)] regarding the fiduciary duties of investment advisers,…

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Research links: considering all factors

Abnormal Returns

papers.ssrn.com) Fund management How do active managers invest their own money? blog.validea.com) How anti-ESG movements could be contrary to a fiduciary duty. Indexing The index effect is disappearing. papers.ssrn.com) Does additional scrutiny, via index inclusion, hurt a company's performance. nytimes.com)