Fiduciary review
In plain English
The work a financial advisor, accountant, or fund manager does to assess a portfolio on behalf of someone else. Fiduciaries are legally required to act in the client's interest, not their own.
Formal definition
An analytical pass conducted by a person bound by a fiduciary duty — Series 65 RIAs, CPAs working in advisory capacities, fund trustees — assessing investment decisions, disclosures, or portfolio composition against the client's stated objectives and the fiduciary's standard of care. The CPE-eligible coursework in TrustFirst's CPA dashboard structures around this exercise type.
Example
A CPA reviewing a client's brokerage statements for unusual size or sector concentration is performing a fiduciary review. TrustFirst's Explorer-style walkthroughs use the same analytical lens, made available as self-study material.
Related
Educational only. TrustFirst is not a registered investment adviser and does not provide personalized investment advice. This definition is written to teach the concept; it is not a recommendation to take any specific action.