fiduciary law

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  Four More Years? Fiduciary Proponents Need to Regroup

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  January 10, 2013

  To prevent four more years of fiduciary gridlock in Washington, proponents of the fiduciary standard for all need to regroup. Proposed: four steps to change the discussion.

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  The Times Editorial, Fiduciary Duty and the Levitt Rule

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  July 10, 2012

  What is unethical? Not a broker-dealer that sells proprietary product, but one that just meets fair-dealing suitability rules while simultaneously telling investors that “We always place our clients first.”

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  John Bogle: the Most Successful Wall St. Occupier

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  January 24, 2012

  The founder of Vanguard and inventor of index funds’ greatest accomplishment may be yet to come: creation of a “fiduciary society.”

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  Why Schapiro’s ‘Business-Model Neutral’ Fiduciary Approach Shouldn’t Be News

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  December 12, 2011

  Despite the ruckus over SEC Chairman Schapiro's comments on a 'business-model neutral' fiduciary standard, it shouldn't be a big deal if SEC rule-making remains true to Dodd-Frank and the plain meaning of its plain language.

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  50 Top Women in Wealth, Wealth Partners & Academics: Krawcheck, Mitchell—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  July 27, 2011

  While all 50 honorees of the 50 Top Women in Wealth for 2011 deserve recognition for their accomplishments and leadership, as we have done each year since the 50 Top Women’s inception, we are taking some extra time to look at certain members of the list, this year grouped by...