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Five Core Principles of the Authentic Fiduciary Standard
By Kate McBrideLeaders in the investment industry have called on Congress to "adopt an authentic fiduciary standard in Wall Street reforms," and offered "five core principles" to help clear up what fiduciary means for investors.
July 06, 2009
Behavioral Finance Down LowCFA instructor, trader and blogger Michael Martin looks at a new documentary from Michael Covel, "Broke: The New American Dream," about behavioral finance.
July 01, 2009
A Well-Founded DistrustCultural differences about money and investing are often rooted in sometimes bitter experience. That's likely the case with people from Argentina. According to my son,...
July 01, 2009
Destructive Financial PlanningWriting recently in the Financial Times, Stanford University economist John Taylor points out that America's exploding debt is currently set to double to 82 percent...
July 01, 2009
Changing Shades of BlueAs of December 31, 2008, the top five holdings in Massachusetts Investors Trust, which this year celebrates the 85th anniversary of its founding, were the...
July 01, 2009
Optimizing Time OffIt's 2 a.m. -- do you know where your fellow FAs are? If they're members of the Excellent Investment Advisor Study Group, they very well could...
July 01, 2009
BilocationWe are quickly becoming a single, global community thanks to the 24-hour international media, the spread of the Internet, the immediacy of shared environmental challenges,...
July 01, 2009
Danger & Opportunity: Service Excellence--The Advisors' TakeLike the weather, everybody talks about service. But what actually constitutes good service, and does the definition change if you're offering it to clients in...