Mark Harbour, on IMCA’s Code of Ethics for Private Wealth Advisors
4:01: You might not be an IMCA member, but you can check out its code of ethics online and see how it stacks up to your own.
3:43: Whoa, IMCA requires members review fees with their client annually. Harabour says its best to get it off the table and move on to what’s really important: your service.
3:39: The SEC seems set to hold everyone in IMCA — and the rest of the industry — to a fiduciary duty. Most people can’t tell the difference between financial planners and stock brokers, so its likely a good thing the regulators are stepping in.
3:36: National Association of Social Workers has an interesting ethics code, starting off with a articulation of shared values.
3:31: some of the toughest choices in ethics are not right vs wrong, but right vs. right: ie, truth vs loyaltyl individual vs. community.
3:28: Kids these days…apparently they’re willing to admit to their own lack of integrity in astonishing numbers.
3:25: We know we aren’t doing the right thing, but the industry admits to doing it anyway, ie: selective use of performance data, spinning the departure of a staff member, etc.
3:23: Recent survey findings: “transparent and honest practices” and trust were rated highest in choosing an advisor. Financial returns were rated lowest.
3:22: Ethics: Our capacity for obedience to the unenforceable.
3:20: Nice, start the ethics session with a clip of Madoff on how infractions can’t go unnoticed, circa 2007.
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