Dimensional Fund Adivsors, Investing

Another Helpful Take on Fiduciary Duty

Well, speaking of the devil. Or, in this case, the devilish ways that some financial representatives make investment recommendations that may or may not be in your best interest. It depends on whether they are in a fiduciary relationship with you … or not.

No sooner had we wrapped our own post explaining why the term may be as important as it is unfamiliar, Dimensional Fund Advisors published its own handy overview to complement our own.

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What is Fiduciary Advice?

The Department of Labor announced a substantial overhaul in the regulation of financial advice given on retirement savings. Central to this discussion are two terms: fiduciary and suitability. What does it mean for an advisor to operate on a fiduciary standard, and how does this differ from a suitability standard?

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Sheri Iannetta Cupo, CFP®, Founding Partner (Retired) & Director
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