When you hire a financial adviser, you assume they work in your best interest. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Many people have been caught in the trap of assuming a financial adviser is ...

The term “fiduciary” often emerges when discussing personal finance, investment advisors and financial planning. But what exactly is a fiduciary, and why are they so crucial? At its core, a fiduciary ...

Fiduciary liability insurance is a specialized form of professional liability coverage designed to protect individuals and organizations that manage employee benefit plans. This includes anyone who ...

Principal Financial has partnered with Groom Law Group to publish a Q&A white paper on the new fiduciary rule. It answers such questions as: What is in the new fiduciary regulation and what’s changing ...

When it comes to retirement savings, you might assume that the person giving you investment advice is acting in your best interest, but that’s not always the case. A plan that will require them to do ...

Foremost among the duties of Registered Investment Advisors (RIA) is to act as a fiduciary. In law and finance, the role of a fiduciary (aka fiduciary duty), whether an organization or individual, is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ashley L. Case, J.D., LL.M., writes about tax and estate planning. Form 56 serves as a conduit of communication between taxpayers ...

Financial advisors working in the U.S. today can be broadly divided into two groups: fiduciary advisors and brokers Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Steve Garmhausen is a contributor to Buy ...

In a world where regulations and rules come and go at a dizzying pace, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 achieved legendary status in the life insurance and annuity space. Created in 1977 and ...

A fiduciary, in general, is a person or entity that manages property or assets for another party. A fiduciary for a retirement plan is responsible for the daily operation of a retirement plan, with ...

Fiduciary duty should not be the ‘sledgehammer’ used to crack every problem in the pensions industry, USS chief executive ...