Agent Selection/Delegation Articles
Bank v RIA as Investment Advisor: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
Many investors ask, "Is it better to have a big bank (Goldman Sachs, for example) as my investment advisor or a Registered Investment Advisor (Bel Air, for example) to manage...
Questions to Ask an Investment Advisor Before They are Hired aka ”The Interview”
At times it becomes necessary to end a relationship with one investment manager and begin a relationship with a new firm. When such a change has been decided upon, it...
UPIA §9 re Prudent Delegation of Investment Duties
Many trustees implicitly trust the investment manager to whom investment duties have been delegated. They trust that the manager’s strategy is reasonable. They trust that the return the manager produced...
ERISA 1104(a)(1)(B) re Duty to Prudently Delegate
A trustee has a duty to prudently invest the plan assets on behalf of the beneficiaries. However, few trustees actually take on this complex responsibility alone. In most cases the...
