Institute for the Fiduciary Standard

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  Fiduciary Rule Could Be Years Away: Industry Experts

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 22, 2012

  Knut Rostad, president of the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, told AdvisorOne on Wednesday that regulators will most likely "continue to punt" the fiduciary issue.

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  Ron Rhoades’ Exit From NAPFA Shocks Fee-Based Advisor World

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  In a self-punishing mea culpa, Rhoades said he was stepping down from the NAPFA chairmanship after discovering that he had committed a violation as chief compliance officer of his firm.

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  Glass Half Full: Why Knut Rostad Remains Optimistic on Fiduciary

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  For investors, says Rostad, “the new normal is not just distrust, it’s disgust.” So they, especially the young, will turn to technology solutions for their advice needs. How will you react?

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  Fiduciary Standard: Assessing SIFMA’s Peculiar Definition

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  May 4, 2012

  With SRO for advisors back in play, comparing line-by-line SIFMA’s proposed fiduciary precepts with the 40 Act rules for RIAs.

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  Motion: That Serving a Client’s Best Interests Needn’t Be Complicated

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  We can have a minimum set of standards that tell us what the 'best interest of the client' means.

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  Piling On Goldman While Obscuring the Big Truth

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  March 21, 2012

  What's been almost entirely missing from the frenzy is a discussion of why Goldman Sachs, according to Greg Smith, was not violating federal regulations.

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  Protecting the Public: After Fiduciary, Competence Is Next Frontier

  By Michael E. Kitces  |  March 8, 2012

  Notwithstanding some of the successes of the Financial Planning Coalition in pushing forward the fiduciary battle in Washington, requiring all advisors to act in the best interests of their clients is still an uphill fight.

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  Charles Goldman to Advisors: Be Paranoid About Your Business

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2012

  Former Schwab, Fidelity executive warns SSG advisors at conference to avoid arrogance, focus on forming a vision for their firms and not to overlook power of wirehouses.

• The Client. The Client. The Client.

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  The last words of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur’s farewell speech at West Point went like this: “…when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of the Corps, the Corps, the Corps.”

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  At Bogle Event, Former SEC Chairmen Agree on Fiduciary Standard—With Caveats

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2012

  Harvey Pitt, David Ruder, Arthur Levitt say brokers should have a fiduciary standard: SIFMA’s Ryan agrees.