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

Sara Grillo

Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3 2010, August 1).

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

WiserAdvisor

This is done to establish a fiduciary duty within the candidate and make them a reliable, upstanding member of the fraternity. Financial advisors may or may not have a fiduciary duty, whereas CFPs must uphold the fiduciary standard of the Board. This means working for three years (i.e.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty. However, the IRS provided much more concrete guidance on this topic in 2015.

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The Other 95%

Brown Advisory

This specificity helps guide the nonprofit’s board and investment committee members as they carry out their fiduciary duty. However, the IRS provided much more concrete guidance on this topic in 2015.

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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?

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How to CRACK the secret costs in an insurance illustration

Sara Grillo

In 2015, they came out with AG 49 because the crediting rates appeared similar from company to company but were actually very different. In 2015, the AIC of their own conclusion said, Well, wait a minute, we got insurance companies calculating premiums using apparently similar crediting rage, but vastly different credit.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Sustainable Core Fixed Income Strategy

Brown Advisory

This is particularly tricky for some of our clients, who serve on endowment or foundation boards that have a fiduciary duty to balance mission alignment with performance expectations.