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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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Regulators can’t keep up with change

Cheers to the new year and another chance for us to get it right.” That quote, while attributable…

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What the Pimco saga can teach advisers

Due diligence on funds requires blending performance data with professional judgment

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Finra’s CARDS plan is likely to be a game changer

Along with helping identify trading abuses, system will help facilitate cost-benefit analyses

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Fiduciary: Contentious, unsettled

But consensus for one standard building among thought leaders and decision makers

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Fiduciary duty’s impact on succession planning

Does succession planning impose fiduciary obligations for investment advisers? This recently has become a hot topic of conversation,…

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Target date funds: Adviser’s checklist

Target date funds should be a panacea for in-vestors and advisers. Professional management, coupled with a preprogrammed asset…

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Fiduciary Corner: The importance of the investment policy statement

The purpose of the investment policy statement is to document the investment plan and provide guidance for consistent,…

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‘Coordination’ is code for dilution

Regulatory “harmonization” has become a catchphrase for efforts to roll back investor protections to a universal, lowest-common-denominator standard…

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SEC on a fiduciary fishing expedition

Its request for data is 'an amorphous exercise,' lacking clear purpose and core principles

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A step-by-step guide to selecting vendors

One challenge in advising plans is choosing a "reasonable' agreement among service providers