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

Blaine F. Aikin
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NEWS OPINION DEC 21, 2014
Regulators can't keep up with change

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 24, 2014
What the Pimco saga can teach advisers

Due diligence on funds requires blending performance data with professional judgment

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 07, 2014
Finra's CARDS plan is likely to be a game changer

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

NEWS OPINION SEP 28, 2014
Fiduciary: Contentious, unsettled

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

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 31, 2014
Fiduciary duty's impact on succession planning

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 27, 2014
Target date funds: Adviser's checklist

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2013
Fiduciary Corner: The importance of the investment policy statement

NEWS OPINION MAY 26, 2013
'Coordination' is code for dilution

NEWS OPINION APR 12, 2013
SEC on a fiduciary fishing expedition

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

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2013
A step-by-step guide to selecting vendors

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