The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard today announced the formation of a Best Practices Board to craft fiduciary best practices for investment and financial advisors.
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Is DOL Fiduciary a ‘Solution in Search of a Problem?’ Consider the Data
Originally published on ThinkAdvisor.com, March 6, 2014 By Knut A. Rostad Critics of the Department of Labor’s initiative to modernize the 40-year old fiduciary standard under ERISA like to say, despite the mounds of research that suggest the opposite is true, that there’s no need to update the fiduciary standard under ERISA. They assert […]
Knut Rostad’s New Book Celebrates Bogle
ETF.com interviews Knut Rostad about his new book on John C. Bogle, “The Man in the Arena.”
SEC’s Piwowar talks fiduciary, money fund reform
Fiduciary is ‘really, really, really’ tough, commissioner tells U.S. Chamber of Commerce Published in Investment News on January 27, 2014 Written by Mark Schoeff Jr. One of the newest members of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday expressed doubt that it should propose a rule raising investment advice standards for brokers, advocating instead for […]
Why Advisors Should Watch Obama’s State of the Union Speech
Originally published on ThinkAdvisor.com, January 27, 2014 By Knut Rostad Tuesday night President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech. Advisors should take note. Not just for the themes the President strikes or economic policies he advances, but for discerning who is listening. For example, will any of your clients tune in, listen […]
Is the Profession Really Concerned With Rebuilding Investor Trust?
Originally published on ThinkAdvisor.com, December 31, 2013 By Knut Rostad As the year comes to a close, the issue of trust has exploded onto the national screen. The meaning and impact of ObamaCare—and how it was promoted by the president—has, for many, become an issue of trust. Advisors should take note. Our own issue […]
