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Fiduciary September Interviews: JC de Swaan and George Kinder

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Knut Rostad, President of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, had the opportunity to interview two special people as part of Fiduciary September 2020.

The first interview took place on September 30, 2020 with Jean-Christophe (JC) de Swaan. JC is a lecturer at Princeton University, Partner at Cornwall Capital, and (most pertinent to this interview) author of “Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicting Industry.” Knut and JC discuss JC’s new book and [text]

The second interview took place on October 8, 2020 with George Kinder. George is widely recognized as the father of financial Life Planning and is the founder of The Kinder Institute. Knut and George discuss [text]

Dan Moisand

 

Dan Moisand is a nationally recognized fiduciary fee-only financial planner, an Institute Real Fiduciary™ Advisor and Chair-elect of the CFP Board.

The Institute has enshrined the ‘Moisand Rule’ on fiduciary practices. It is basic and is more important today than ever: “You have to avoid conflicts. If I avoid a conflict, I don’t worry about it.”

Watch the video of Moisand speaking here.

Bob Veres

 

Bob Veres is a long term observer of financial planning. His Newsletter, “Inside information” Is a staple of leading planners. In the May edition he writes about fiduciary and the Institute.

"But a much bigger point is that the fiduciary standard—as Knut Rostad of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard has pointed out—has been determined by the Supreme Court (1963 ruling) to be at the very heart of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It is the foundation of what it means to be an RIA registered with the SEC instead of a tipster or a tout."

- Bob Veres, Parting Thoughts ... The SEC's Own Compliance Culture