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Climate Change, Risk Management, and the Freedom to Invest Responsibly

The freedom to invest responsibly and the principle of risk management must be defended, and that requires us to go back to basics.

Transparency: Do We Protest It Too Much?

A lot of contentious debate about fiduciary rules and regulations continues. What's it all really about? Preston McSwain suggests one word: transparency.

Some Surprising (and Not-So-Surprising) Notes on Risks and Happiness in Retirement

Michael Finke, professor and director of retirement planning and living in the personal financial planning department at Texas Tech University, discusses idiosyncratic longevity trends and risks; planning for cognitive and physical changes in old age as a fiduciary adviser; and avoiding risks and planning for a more satisfying life in retirement.

Thinking Like Your Clients: Goals-Based Performance Analysis

At the 2014 European Investment Conference, Stephen Campisi, CFA, head of institutional thought leadership at US Trust, presented goals-based performance analysis as a radical departure from the usual attribution approach.

Weekend Reads for Finance Pros: Bubbles, Fama and French, and Executive Brains

Have you wondered how an economics book written by a French professor — Thomas Piketty’s tome Capital in the Twenty-First Century with 577 pages of text and graphs plus 78 pages of notes — scaled the best-seller lists on Amazon and the New York Times? As with so many things in life, timing is a factor.

Issues Confronting Fiduciaries Today: Solving a “Three-Variable Problem”

These days, the role of a fiduciary is fraught with challenges and potential pitfalls, ranging from investing in challenging market conditions to ensuring all beneficiaries are treated fairly.

Restoring Trust in Finance: Remember That “It’s Always Someone Else’s Money”

Three practitioners offer some straightforward suggestions for changing the trajectory of the financial profession.

The Credibility Gap: The Systemic Implications of Trust (Video)

At the recent Global Investment Risk Symposium, John Taft, head of RBC Wealth Management in the United States and author of READ MORE ›

How Not to Bungle a Trust: A Checklist for Investment Trustees

Lawsuits involving estates and trusts are on the rise. Here are 10 tips for trustees to bear in mind to avoid litigation.