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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  November 8, 2009, 3:18 PM EST
Rather than focusing on past deficiencies in target date funds, the Senate Special Committee on Aging's recent hearing on the funds focused on how they can be turned around quickly.
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  October 11, 2009, 5:04 PM EST
The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard is an organization that every investor and financial professional should know about.
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By Blaine F. Aikin   |  September 13, 2009, 11:42 AM EST
In the lexicon of regulatory reform, “harmonization” is a key word.
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  August 16, 2009, 6:01 AM EST
By definition, prudence involves the exercise of skill and good judgment in the use of resources. It is a core fiduciary duty.
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  July 12, 2009, 4:10 PM EST
An investment fiduciary's duty of loyalty demands that the investor's best interests guide the decision-making process.
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  June 7, 2009, 10:38 AM EST
In my last Fiduciary Corner column, I wrote about the significant benefits that would result if, as a result of regulatory reform, all who provide financial advice — including broker-dealer representatives — are held to the fiduciary standard of care established under current laws.
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  May 10, 2009, 4:07 PM EST
Some time ago, a reporter asked me a simple yet profound question: “If everyone providing investment advice were held to a fiduciary standard of care, how would things be different than they are today?”
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  April 12, 2009, 4:38 PM EST
Woodrow Wilson may have been right when he said, "Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice."
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By Blaine F. Aikin  |  March 15, 2009, 4:12 PM EST
A consensus is forming that financial regulatory reform should include provisions to require anyone providing advice to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care.
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By Blaine Aikin  |  February 15, 2009, 6:01 AM EST
I want to offer four reasons why the Department of Labor should rescind a class exemption that would allow conflicted advisers to offer advice to retirement plans under certain circumstances....
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By Blaine Aikin  |  January 18, 2009, 2:47 PM EST
Bernard Madoff was able to pull off what is allegedly the largest investor fraud in history because people trusted him.
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By Blaine Aikin  |  December 7, 2008, 4:14 PM EST
The end of each year is a time of reflection and anticipation.
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