Don’t fall blindly into these 3 conflicts in Reg BI
Revenue-Sharing Conflicts Reg-BI represents a significant change in the SEC’s regulation target. Revenue Sharing is the practice of an investment fund security sharing money back with broker-dealers who sell it...Read More
Proving Compliance with RegBI Optimizer
PROVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUMMARY REPORT COMPARE ROLLOVER FEES PULL IN RETIREMENT PLAN DATA PRESENT CLIENTS WITH A COMPLETE COST PICTURE CRASH RATING PROVES YOUR RECOMMENDATION CONSIDERS THE CLIENT’S UNIQUE...Read More
Form CRS is the biggest Reg-BI compliance hurdle for RIAs
Reg-BI brings Broker-Dealers into a Fiduciary Standard. Registered Investment Advisors will be challenged to prove they are already putting their clients’ interests first and have processes that ensure ongoing compliance. Form CRS is a crucial hurdle in showing due diligence.
The Forecast Folly: Why financial experts rarely stand the test of time
Present success does not indicate future outcomes The Power of Other Opinions What do experts say about predictions? Two types of experts In Brief Present success does not indicate future...Read More
What is the Best Interest, Anyway?
The devil’s in the details. DOL’s Fiduciary Rule Standard Reg-BI expands on FINRA’s Suitability Standard Best Interest according to a financial lawyer The devil’s in the details. Many of the...Read More
What’s going on with Equal Weighted Index Performance?
Lately, it seems the only equity investment worth making is in US large caps. The cheaper and more passive, the better. Of course, passive US large-cap equities are not the absolute best performing asset available over the past few years, but the category is pretty hard to beat for ease of implementation, known risk characteristics, price and performance.