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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

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 advisor – This is an advisor that does not charge commissions and hence is believed to be more aligned with the client’s best interests.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

If you are a fiduciary financial advisor, be prepared to defend the fiduciary standard and explain why you uphold it, what it means, and how your practice is operationally different as a result. Rostad is president of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard , a not for profit think tank formed in 2011. Knut Rostad Knut A.

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Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS): Explaining the Gain Exclusion

Darrow Wealth Management

Strongly consider engaging a personal team of tax and financial advisors to help guide you through the process. Darrow Wealth Management is a financial fiduciary and fee-only registered investment advisor. We specialize in financial planning for an IPO, acquisition, or sale of a private business.

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