And when she encountered the articulate dreamer Christopher Columbus, she chose to financially support his expeditions against
the recommendations of her advisors.
If Premier Clark embraces
the recommendations of the advisors she chose and appointed, British Columbia will regain its position as a Canadian and global climate leader.
Note that the firm itself is party to the contract, and that it assumes liability for
the recommendations of advisors.
Not exact matches
Turns out, the
advisors repeatedly share some
of the same
recommendations with startup entrepreneurs.
How Much to Save The standard
recommendation from financial
advisors is to save 10 percent
of your income.
They'll request and review a lot
of documents, including communications with the public and the type and extent
of client information gathered by the
advisor in order to make their investment
recommendations.
There, that's 50 % stocks, 50 % bonds, with 30 %
of the stocks international — consistent with typical
advisor recommendations for holding international stocks.
Neither the Company, nor the Company's Board
of Directors, nor NexPoint
Advisors, L.P., makes any
recommendation as to whether to tender or not to tender any Shares in the Tender Offer.
Given the severe impact to annuity consumers - higher costs for advice and shortage
of annuity
advisors to provide education and
recommendations - that will result if the Department
of Labor's Rule is issued as proposed, a clearer understanding
of the IRA consumer is warranted.
To make impartial rollover
recommendations, financial
advisors must consider the fees, services and investments
of both the participant's 401 (k) plan and IRA.
None
of our clients use a stock broker and insurance agent — which means they aren't affected by the rule at all unless their plan's financial
advisor gives rollover
recommendations in addition to investment advice.
The new fiduciary standard mandated by the Department
of Labor prohibits
advisors from making
recommendations that will cause compensation for their services to be more than «reasonable.»
One
of the things I liked about the personal report shared by Vanguard is that even if I decide not to move forward with their personal
advisor service I am still able to take their
recommendations and implement on my own across my portfolio.
Now that it has become clear that sales and
recommendations with respect to fixed indexed annuity products will cause an
advisor to become subject to the final Department
of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule, the real question has shifted to what
advisors need to know in order to continue selling these popular products.
«Any
recommendation that generates a fee for the
advisor... if you get compensation by virtue
of the person leaving the money in the plan and you are advising them to keep the money in the plan, that's likely to be fiduciary advice.»
Fixed indexed annuity (FIA) products will now be subject to the best interest contract exemption (BICE)
of the DOL final fiduciary rule, meaning that the
advisor will be required to act as a fiduciary with respect to
recommendations provided in connection with these products.
No matter how much training an
advisor gets, he or she will almost never have the time and / or resources required to perform research with enough rigor to fulfill the Duty
of Care when making investment
recommendations.
Upon request, the
advisor will provide a list
of all
recommendation made during the past twelve months.
Even a study that purports to show that proxy
advisor recommendations are not as influential as some contend finds that the
advisors drive 6 to 10 %
of the vote.
In an analysis
of the DOL's fiduciary proposal, they said, «BICE would provide an exemption permitting broker - dealers to receive variable and indirect compensation based on their
advisors» non-discretionary
recommendations.
As discussed above, the BICE is the primary means
of relief for
advisors who provide rollover
recommendations under the new fiduciary rule.
«It's going to be very difficult to make the case that an
advisor failed to make a prudent
recommendation case as opposed to a failure to have procedures that prevent conflicts
of interest,» notes Bullard.
How can
advisors be sure their investment
recommendations will satisfy the fiduciary rule and meet the duty
of care?
And, you can still sanity check many
of the
advisor's
recommendations by running what if scenarios in a detailed online calculator.
While the Department
of Labor has not provided specific guidance about exactly how
advisors fulfill fiduciary duties while making investment
recommendations, we think it means
advisors need to rely on research that is (1) un-conflicted and (2) inarguably in the best interest
of clients.
Forms
of compensation that do not qualify is any compensation that incentivizes the
advisor to make the specific
recommendation — like trips, awards programs, productions bonuses, and marketing dollars based on production or performance.
At the heart
of the fiduciary duty and specified under the BICE for variable and indexed annuities and Exemption 84 - 24 for fixed rate annuities is the requirement that any
recommendation to move (or keep put) qualified money must meet «Impartial Conduct Standards» and triggers the fiduciary duty
of the
advisor.
Because non-fiduciary
advisors are free to recommend over-priced investments under the suitability standard, 401 (k) plan sponsors must independently evaluate their
recommendations for fee reasonableness and conflicts
of interest.
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As business
advisors, we are not emotionally attached or financially attached to your firm, so we can provide you with a roadmap
of action steps needed to help you increase your firm's business success using your company's current core competencies and known industry best practices without personal attachment to the
recommendations.
While Guided Investing is a robo -
advisor, meaning client portfolios are shaped by market theory computer algorithms instead
of actual humans, the knowledge behind the
recommendations comes from Merrill Lynch.
The study found more than a third
of Americans (34 percent)-- and more than half
of Millennials — are likely to ask for
recommendations for an insurance agent or financial
advisor on social media.
The education will help build greater awareness
of the features, and that will trigger more
recommendations by
advisors — and more purchases by customers.
At our live shows, virtual events, and MoneyShow.com, we connect these brilliant thinkers and their opinions directly to individual investors, traders, and
advisors globally, providing them an abundance
of specific advice and
recommendations with which to make timely decisions.
At the end
of two weeks, we received an in - depth report
of recommendations and trends that Knit noticed while doing the study, written by sleep experts (in the Medical
Advisors section) who are MD's and respected in their field.
Recommendations from the findings
of the AWSNA Pedagogical
Advisors» Colloquium.
Members
of the Steering Committee are expected to review
recommendations made earlier by the technical
advisors of the First Ladies
of Member States which was chaired by Mrs. Akufo — Addo and endorse them for further discussion at the General Assembly Session
of OAFLA for approval.
The County Manager performs research tasks as assigned by the Legislature and submits
recommendations regarding any modifications needed for more efficient governmental operations and serves as chief
advisor to the Legislature in the development, implementation and ongoing modification
of policies and procedures.
In 2012, the President's Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a report with its
recommendations for boosting manufacturing investment and innovation.
Intent on integrating more science and technology into the making
of foreign policy, he funded a 1999 study with the National Academy
of Science (NAS) and urged the
recommendation of an appointment
of a science and technology
advisor to the U.S. Secretary
of State.
I had been an undergraduate at Northwestern, and my college research
advisor, who had just written a dozen or so letters
of recommendation in support
of my residency applications, had discussed my career goals with Northwestern's chair
of pathology.
But education leaders caution that those
recommendations, by the President's Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), are deceptively challenging and will require overcoming steep obstacles at the thousands
of U.S. colleges and universities that educate the next generation
of workers.
The panel included five contributors to a President's Council
of Advisors on Science and Technology report on drug innovation, which in 2012 offered a list
of recommendations for improving the drug approval process.
Prof. Macek is national coordinator
of Orphanet, active member
of Eurogentest, has been the chief
advisor of the Czech EU Council Presidency under which the EU Council
recommendation on an action in the field
of rare diseaseswas adopted in June 2009.
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of the profiled issuer's filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission before making any investment decisions and should understand the risks associated with an investment in the profiled issuer's securities, including, but not limited to, the complete loss
of your investment.
But Collins formally rejected 47 lines — 42
of which are disease - specific — following the
recommendations of a group
of external
advisors reported in last week in Nature (see: Diseased cells fail to win approval).
67) PAYING BILLS — Teaches how to budget, how to manage weekly paychecks to pay monthly bills, bill charts, financial
advisors percentage
recommendations, how to write a check / use an ATM, organization
of bill - paying tools.
Offering students and families the services
of an
advisor as they consider transitioning to a full - time virtual school to help them better understand their options and goals is another
recommendation I would add.
Moreover, the report draws many
of its
recommendation from the United Kingdom, where its lead author, Michael Barber, once worked as an
advisor on education to former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The Council will reveal its preliminary
recommendations for overhauling Arizona's K - 12 finance system on Sept. 22 after spending this summer exploring various aspects
of school finance and meeting with consultants and
advisors, including the Arizona Charter Schools Association and Center for Student Achievement.