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Standard III (A): Loyalty, Prudence, and Care

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This presentation provides a primer for CFA Institute Standard of Standard III(A): Loyalty, Prudence, and Care. The video conveys the key concepts of the standard, recommended compliance practices, and provides case studies to allow users to practice applying the standard to real world scenarios. The concepts covered include fiduciary duty, definition of a client, client's best interest, duty of loyalty, reasonable care, prudent judgement, client objectives, total portfolio, diversification, soft dollars or soft commissions, best execution, and proxy voting. This video is part of the 22 video series covering each of the Standards of Professional Conduct.

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