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Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Sweet Harmony Industry and regulators can feel comfortable that a fiduciary standard need not be cumbersome, but should, when properly crafted, significantly improve how investment decisions are prudently managed. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 David Lawrence |
A Higher Standard It is incumbent on all financial advisors to acknowledge their potential role as a fiduciary and act accordingly where and when applicable. So, that leads to a question of just what a fiduciary does during a typical day. |
Registered Rep. June 30, 2010 Christina Mucciolo |
Clients, though Mostly Satisfied, in the Dark about FA Fees, Says Study Overall advisors and investors are still confused about what the advisors' fiduciary responsibility is exactly. |
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Donald B. Trone |
Standing on Principle Broker-dealer senior management must move their organizations from a rules-based framework, which requires little standard of care, to a principles-based framework, which requires a high standard of care. |
Investment Advisor March 2008 Melanie Waddell |
Figuring Out Fiduciary What, exactly, does fiduciary advisor mean? How can an advisor know for sure if he's fulfilling his fiduciary obligations? Are there any real guidelines? |
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donald B. Trone |
Step One: Analyze Regardless of when a fiduciary standard is implemented and whichever group is assigned to monitor it, one thing is certain: You will need to build an investment management process that meets a higher standard of care. |
Financial Advisor October 2009 Kristina Fausti |
A Higher Standard It appears that the SEC will remain the primary federal regulator of investment advisors, at least for now. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 David L. Lawrence |
A Fiduciary Practice For financial advisory firms, operational challenges come with offering advice. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 David Lawrence |
Standards Of Care Fiduciary concepts are having a bigger impact on the financial services industry and your practice. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Donald B. Trone |
The Practical Fiduciary The steps required to create a fiduciary practice are similar to those of the financial planning process. Here's how to get started. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Helen Kearney |
The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own. |
On Wall Street July 1, 2010 Frances A. McMorris |
Confusion Reigns Among Wirehouse Advisors On The Fiduciary Issue With all the frenzy over the call for a universal fiduciary standard for all financial and investment advisors, it appears that those in the wirehouses don't really understand the debate. |
Financial Advisor October 2010 Scott A. MacKillop |
One Standard, Period The debate over the fiduciary standard should be about clients - and it would be over in a heartbeat if it were. |
Registered Rep. March 5, 2010 Kristen French |
Washington Not Swayed By Mainstream Media On Fiduciary Standard. What About Clients? Will all the media attention influence brokerage clients? Many have already been migrating to investment advisers who act as fiduciaries on the RIA side of the business. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donald B. Trone |
Restoring Trust Fiduciary responsibility is based on trust, whether it is formally and legally defined or simply conveyed by the level of confidence one party has in another. |
Financial Advisor July 2004 Tracey Longo |
Can Prudent Practices Save Your Business? A new booklet outlines the steps fiduciaries should follow. Ignore the book at your own peril: It's already been used decisively in two lawsuits against advisors. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Bob Clark |
Genius, Pure Genius Fake studies with unsound data and faulty conclusions put people who are trying to do the right thing on the wrong track. The problem is that for over a hundred years, the financial services industry has gotten away with a fraud: acting like "advisors" but being compensated as salespeople. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Deena Katz |
Our Cosmic Glue Competing ideas may pit financial advisors against one another, but a much more powerful force should unite them, which is the desire to serve clients well. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2010 Kristen French |
Most Brokers Think Uniform Fiduciary Standard Unlikely Yet most of them also thought it would do good. |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Afterlife A fiduciary standard for all may crimp RIAs' competitive edge. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 |
Walking the Fiduciary Line on Retirement Retirement plans and their participants may need to use separate advisors who are separate fiduciaries, devoid of the potential for conflicts. |
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Regulatory Reform Angst It's clear that advisors are worried about the impact of regulatory reform measures. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Michael Dubis |
The Fiduciary Test As a financial planner, are you really on your clients' side? Ask yourself some of these tough questions. |
Registered Rep. March 9, 2007 Christina Mucciolo |
What's In a Name? If You Are a Fiduciary, a Lot. But Are CFP Certificants Fiduciaries? Financial planners who hold the Certified Financial Planning designation have been tussling with the CFP Board, which controls the CFP designation, over the designation's ethical standards. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone |
All for One... A uniform fiduciary standard of conduct, coupled with harmonized regulations, should dramatically improve the process for investors. |
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Kathleen McBride |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Where Do We Go From Here? It's not whether to extend fiduciary duty, but how to extend it |
Financial Planning July 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
Envestnet's Fiduciary Opportunity Bill Crager, president of Envestnet, is not going to wait for Washington to figure out the fate of the fiduciary standard. The way he sees it, the market has already spoken. |
Investment Advisor December 2009 Kathleen M. McBride |
B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Marion Asnes |
Now the Fun Begins It's much easier to talk about fiduciary responsibility than it is going to be to walk the walk. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 Donald B. Trone |
Fiduciary Facts Separating fact from fiction for the fiduciary standard Obama has recommended applying to all advisors providing investment advice. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2006 David Spinar |
Even the Playing Field Congress needs to standardize the regulations for investment advisors and broker-dealers. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Marla Brill |
Under Pressure Financial advisors who provide services to businesses with 401(k) plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act have a new reason to review fiduciary practices and double-check professional liability insurance. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2010 Bo Bohanan |
Do You Really Want To Be A 401(k) Consultant? It is fairly easy to spot the advantages and opportunities of working in this marketplace. But, not all of the pitfalls are as evident. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Glenn G. Kautt |
Are You Certifiable? As regulators turn up the heat on the planning profession, can you meet the highest fiduciary standards available today? |
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French |
Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like. |
Registered Rep. August 19, 2009 Christina Mucciolo |
Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Kristina Fausti |
Fiduciary Q and A Most advisors are still not clear on the issues regarding a fiduciary standard. Here are some Qs and As on the subject. |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Donald B. Trone |
The Fiduciary-Steward If federal efforts to subject more people to the fiduciary standard lower the bar, advisors who offer a higher level of care may call themselves fiduciary-stewards. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Bob Veres |
Fiduciary Fire Index At the start of the new year, the Pension Protection Act will go into effect and expose all over again the fact that, although we all like to talk about fiduciary standards, there really isn't any consistent definition of the term. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
More Plans for All A universal fiduciary standard could be great for consumers, but financial planners may get less benefit than they think. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
The New Rules of the Road The following four regulatory reforms will likely have the most impact on the financial services industry over the next 24 months. Here's a short synopsis of what they will require. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Donald B. Trone |
Discernment And Right Versus Wrong Reforming the flawed corporate ethos of Goldman Sachs or implementing a fiduciary standard, codes and regulations won't be enough to provide the best outcome. |
Financial Planning January 5, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
The New Fiduciaries LPL and Fiduciary360 educate advisors on retirement consulting in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 era. |
Investment Advisor November 2005 |
Letters: Follow-up on Fiduciaries Acting like a fiduciary and agreeing in writing to serve in a fiduciary capacity are two entirely different things... Making It Alone... Corrections... |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Juliette Fairley |
More 401(k) Avenues Demand is increasing for advisors who can help companies with their retirement plans. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Harold Evensky |
Clients First It is imperative that an honest, universal fiduciary standard incorporate basic principles designed to protect clients -- not brokers, advisors, or their employers. |
On Wall Street April 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey |
Are The Retirement Waters Now Murkier? A 40-page document of new regulations from the Department of Labor sets out to ease the challenges of offering investment advice to retirement plan participants and to lessen any conflicts of interest. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 |
Confronting the F Word Experts suggest that reps who ultimately become fiduciaries will require additional training. Simply holding various series licenses is probably not going to cut it. There are now more options than just a few years ago. |
On Wall Street January 1, 2011 Steve Garmhausen |
DOL: Advice Rules To Get Tougher The Department of Labor is poised to toughen rules for consultants and advisors that serve retirement plans, as past industry practices have fallen under new scrutiny. |