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New “Fiduciary Common Sense” guidance helps investors find fiduciary advisors

Introduction

Part of the “After the Advisers Act” initiative that The Institute has launched is the creation of new tools to help investors “Find a Fiduciary.” These tools can be used by fee-only, fiduciary advisory firms, and advisor advocacy groups, to promote why it is vital that investors choose to work with a fiduciary.

E-Book

An E-book released on August 12th lays out the plain language, commonsense case for why choosing a fee-only, fiduciary advisor is better for investors.  Read the full E-book here.

Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics is designed to help investors screen for fiduciary, fee only advisors. Investors should require a prospective advisor to sign it. Read the full Code of Ethics here.

Ad Images

The following are three images which can be used as ads, as well as a short E-book explaining the benefits to investors of working with a fee-only fiduciary advisor.

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