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Knut Rostad

Epsilon Financial Group, Inc

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Epsilon Financial Group, Inc Mark Sievers, President 2801 Waterman Blvd, Suite 250 Fairfield, CA 94534 707-428-5500 mark@wealthmatters.com epsilonfg.com Other Locations 1001 Second St. #285 Napa, CA 94558 613 First St. # 215 Brentwood, CA 94513 Services Epsilon Financial Group will work with clients remotely. Epsilon offers comprehensive wealth management, investment management, and financial planning. There […]

Focused Finances LLC

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Focused Finances LLC 1300 Clay Street Suite 600 Oakland, CA 94612 877-746-7914 patricia@focusedfinances.com www.focusedfinances.com Services Focused Finances offers comprehensive wealth management and investment management and financial planning. Focused Finances will work with clients remotely.  There are digital platform (robo) services available. Compensation methods accepted Assets Under Management (AUM) Hourly Fixed fee based on assets or […]

Atlantic Financial Planning

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Atlantic Financial Planning 1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway, Suite 300 Annapolis, MD 21401 (443) 822 5615 charlie@atlanticfinancialplan.com www.Atlanticfinancialplan.com Services Atlantic Financial Planning offers financial planning services only.  Investment advice is offered, but not ongoing management.  Atlantic Financial Planning will work with clients remotely. Compensation methods accepted Fees are charged on an hourly basis. Required education for […]

What DOL Fiduciary Victory Feels Like: The Texas Court Decision

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Wednesday’s win in Texas federal court for the Labor Dept.’s fiduciary rule is important and deserves attention. Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn’s extensive review of the industry case against the DOL rule, the fiduciary standard and investors is an unequivocal investor victory.

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