Knut A. Rostad

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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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  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.”

• 'The Fiduciary Reference' Delivered to SEC Call for Comments

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  August 31, 2010

  'Must-read' papers include diverse views about fiduciary duty as applied to advice to investors.

• Public Policy Forum to Discuss 'Fiduciary Duty in a Brokerage Setting'

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  August 11, 2010

  The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard (the Committee), announced a Public Policy Forum: Applying the Fiduciary Standard to the Delivery of Investment Advice, to be held on September 24.

• Call for Papers: Applying the Fiduciary Standard in a Brokerage Setting

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  July 21, 2010

  The Boston University Review of Banking & Financial Law and The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard announced a "call for papers" to address applying the fiduciary standard to brokers who provide advice to individual investors.

• Goldman Sachs, Suitability and the Fiduciary Standard

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  April 21, 2010

  What duty does a broker/dealer have when creating securities for clients with opposing interests?

• Reform Debate on Fiduciary Standard for FAs Heats Up

  By Jane Wollman Rusoff  |  December 9, 2009

  Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the bill would require brokers, and any other financial professionals holding themselves out as advice-givers, to adhere to a fiduciary standard similar to that of registered investment advisors.

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  "Federal" versus "Authentic" Fiduciary Duty

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  October 8, 2009

  Both investment advisors and broker/dealer registered representatives routinely give financial and investment advice to clients. What is still different is the rules that protect those investors.