Remove 2015 Remove Ethics Remove Investment Planning
article thumbnail

How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

Ethics matter. Here are some examples of things Ethical Financial Advisors do. The idea centered on the concepts of simplicity, keeping total investment costs and taxes extremely low and developing a custom investment plan for each client using low-cost asset class and index funds. Top Advisor Lists are Bullcrap.

article thumbnail

The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The concept of ethical screening in portfolios is not new—religious institutions have screened their portfolios for years. Good news: In recent years, the IRS has offered clear guidance to nonprofits about mission-related and program-related investing, removing much of the perceived uncertainty regarding the treatment of such investments.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

The concept of ethical screening in portfolios is not new—religious institutions have screened their portfolios for years. Developing Sustainable Investment Plans Standard Process, Added Layers of Thought. However, the IRS provided much more concrete guidance on this topic in 2015.

article thumbnail

The Importance of a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) for Your Financial Planning

WiserAdvisor

Unlike the average investor or other financial professionals, a CFP is a licensed expert in areas like estate planning, taxes, retirement, insurance, and investment planning. According to a 2015 survey by FPSB, 68% of consumers regard trustworthiness as the most important trait of a financial planner. To conclude.

article thumbnail

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

Sara Grillo

And if you want to join the right for higher ethics in financial advice, join the Transparent Advisor Movement. The idea centered on the concepts of simplicity, keeping total investment costs and taxes extremely low and developing a custom investment plan for each client using low-cost asset class and index funds.

article thumbnail

Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

Wright: Yes, So yes, is the quick answer, the more convoluted answer would be that we should control internally… We’re a fraternity of ethics and competency testing that should be different from the SEC. Salaske: Right, now.

CFP 59
article thumbnail

Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

Get ready for a ride as we examine it from all angles: regulatory, ethically, intellectually, etc. If we are comparing them to the Utopian idea of what a fraternity of ethics and competence testing should be, then we should find a way to implement it because daydreaming about what it ought to be is less useful.

CFP 80