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Blaine F. Aikin

Blaine Aikin is the founder and principal of Fiduciary Insights, an independent provider of fiduciary subject matter expertise for organizations that employ or provide services to investment advisors. More details here: Fi36t0 team

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Are you applying the standard of care required for your clients?

It pays to understand any governance structures already in place to ensure they meet expectations for every type of client.

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Not just the DOL: Retirement plan advisers must prepare for increased SEC scrutiny

SEC now digging into rollover advice, other aspects of conflicts relating to retirement accounts

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Recent class-action surge ups the ante for 401(k) advice

Retirement plan advisers should make sure they have their bases covered to prevent litigation for fiduciary breaches.

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Fiduciary liability unclear when selecting and monitoring default retirement investments

Plan sponsors appreciate auto enrollment and qualified default investments, but there are imperfect fits at the individual participant level.

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Plan advisers need to take note of the SEC’s swing-pricing rule

Due diligence considerations that plan advisers should make when a fund has adopted swing pricing.

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12 predictions about what the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule will look like when implemented

Predictions on what the Labor Department's fiduciary rule will look like when implemented, and when that implementation might occur.

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The three biggest fiduciary stories of 2015

Plus, what to expect in 2016 from the SEC on a fiduciary rule and the Labor Department regarding a conflicts rule.

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Redefining an accredited investor

For more than three decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission has measured the ability to bear the risk…

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Duty of due care and robo-advisers

Investment advisers have a fiduciary duty to act in the clients’ best interests. As it applies to the…

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Advisers need to brush up on plan participants’ risks when taking lump sum distributions

Whether or not to take a lump sum is one of the most important decisions a plan participant will ever make.