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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Other reasons to work with a fiduciary registered investment advisor Legal obligation to act in your best interests: A fiduciary duty isn’t a marketing tactic, it’s a legal obligation and the highest standard of loyalty and care under the law.

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How I rocked the world as an hourly financial planner – with Kevin Estes

Sara Grillo

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. He says that as a fiduciary, his job is to return back multiples of the value of each dollar they spend on him. If he doesn’t, he feels he isn’t doing this fiduciary duty.

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How to Find a Fee-Only Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Fee-only financial advisors are often registered investment advisors too, meaning they have a legal duty to act in the clients best interest. This fiduciary duty is a cornerstone of their practice, providing clients with the confidence that their financial advisor is working solely for them. Don’t get too hung up here.

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CFP Board’s Crypto Guidelines Offer a Word of Caution

eMoney Advisor

As cryptocurrency continues to become a more significant part of the investment world, what responsibility lies with financial advisors who have a fiduciary duty to protect their clients? The Fiduciary Duty is exemplified by the Duty of Care, which applies to financial advice about all financial assets.

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How to Choose a Personal Financial Advisor

Park Place Financial

Think about the aspects of your financial circumstances that you need the most guidance with before consulting with an advisor. A key indication of an advisor’s dedication to acting in the client’s best interest is the mention of fiduciary duty. Some advisors do not observe fiduciary duty but are bound to a suitability standard.

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How to Lower Your Financial Advisor Expenses

WiserAdvisor

If you wish to find out about the different fee models used by advisors to charge fees, you can consult with a professional financial advisor and enquire about the same. . Ensure that the financial advisor is bound by fiduciary duty. In this blog, we will find out the steps you can take to lower your financial advisor fees.

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Fiduciary Papers #13: Stockbrokers and Insurance Agents: The Use of Titles May Trigger Fiduciary Status Under State Common Law (and Now Under ERISA)

Ron A. Rhodes

Can the use of a title – such as “financial planner” (or CFP) or “financial consultant” or “wealth manager” or “investment consultant” or similar – by the registered represent of…