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Institute Announces New Appointments

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The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard today announced five new appointments. The appointments come as fiduciary duties remain front and center in securities regulation review at the SEC and in the marketplace.

5-Part Test Left Plan Sponsors “Holding the Bag”

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For eight years Phyllis Borzi worked hard to make the fiduciary obligation consistent among service providers to the nation’s corporate retirement plans. When she retired last year, she looked forward to beginning to cross off those many deferred wishes from her bucket list. She has. But she hasn’t left the team.

My Fiduciary Advocacy Trip to Washington

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I believe the fiduciary movement is making real progress. A few years ago, I regularly heard, “What does fiduciary mean?”  Now, frequent internet searches for “fiduciary” or “fee-only” advisors find us.  Many clearly understand.  Nevertheless, there is still confusion.

Borzi on Scottrade

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Phyllis Borzi, former Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor, speaks to WealthManagement’s Diana Britton on the story behind the story of the getting the DOL Rule down the mountain and through the finish line to win the gold medal.

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