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Three Qualities of a Successful Investment Adviser

Truemind Capital

To generate above-average risk-adjusted returns and to meet your investment objective successfully, you must look for these three non-negotiable qualities in an investment adviser which are extremely important for value addition to your investment portfolio: 1. Fiduciary duty should be on the top of the mind of any genuine adviser.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The Other 95% achen Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23 The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio. The “other 95%” of the portfolio existed solely as a financial engine.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The traditional goal for a nonprofit’s investment portfolio was to earn a 5% return or so that could be used to fund the nonprofit’s programs. Today, we help nonprofits make an impact with the other 95% of their portfolio. The “other 95%” of the portfolio existed solely as a financial engine. Mon, 04/16/2018 - 13:23.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

Do advisors breach fiduciary duty when they fail to recommend annuities? Should those with only insurance licenses that allow them to sell annuities and/or life insurance be held to the same “fiduciary standard” as Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) with the SEC or state regulators? Are commissions bad?

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Transcript: Gretchen Morgenson

The Big Picture

We looked at everything from retail to nursing homes to hospitals to insurance companies to manufacturers. When you look at the history of the ’80s and even ’90s era LBOs, they seem to be a lot of lesser-known, not necessarily consumer-facing companies, transport and logistics and manufacturing. Or does that happen?

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