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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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Tax and Financial Planning Ideas For 2023

Park Place Financial

The standard deduction was significantly increased under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 and was also indexed for inflation, setting a precedent for future years. Park Place Financial adheres to its fiduciary duty to put clients’ needs above our interests. Tax Deductions .

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee. Amoy, 26 Mass. (9 9 Pick) 446 (1830). Restatement (Third) of Trusts §90 (1992).

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee. ESG AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY. Harvard College v. Amoy, 26 Mass. (9

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How to CRACK the secret costs in an insurance illustration

Sara Grillo

2017, Nov 15). SARA GRILLO: You’re not a fiduciary if you don’t know what your client’s life insurance is costing them, not the premium folks, but the actual cost of the insurance policy, that’s what advisors think that they grasp. [link] National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The Impact of AG49.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Sustainable Core Fixed Income Strategy

Brown Advisory

In the first six months of 2017, we again saw record issuance of $68 billion, which surpassed the total for the first half of 2016. 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.

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Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Sustainable Core Fixed Income Strategy

Brown Advisory

Fri, 09/15/2017 - 13:09. In the first six months of 2017, we again saw record issuance of $68 billion, which surpassed the total for the first half of 2016. Conversation with the Portfolio Manager: Sustainable Core Fixed Income Strategy. What is the demand for sustainable fixed income?