Many financial advisors today, including CFPs, call themselves “fiduciaries” but still possess conflicts of interest that are often not properly managed.
Advisor News
Debate Counter Point: “Testimonials and Endorsements Won’t Help Investors”
Karen Barr and Knut Rostad take opposite sides of the timely debate on advisor advertisements with testimonials and endorsements.
Regulatory Action: Letter to SEC Opposing Lifting Current Ban on Testimonials and Endorsements
There may be parts of the SEC’s 1961 advertising rule that deserve updating. The ban on testimonials and endorsements is not one of them.
Northwestern Mutual Disclosure of Conflicts for CFPs Reveals Scale, Scope, Complexity and Opacity of Incentives
The disclosure underscores the need for CFP Board to provide additional guidance to CFPs required to manage material conflicts.
Massachusetts is considering its own investor protection rule. Brokerage and insurance groups oppose it
Massachusetts is looking to enforce an industry-wide fiduciary standard within its own borders. Will other states follow?
How Financial Planning Can Become a True Profession
by Ron A. Rhoades, JD, CFP®
There are many prerequisites to becoming a true profession. Have we satisfied those requirements? And if so – do we desire to take the next step – seeking true status as a profession through legislation?
