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fiduciary

[fi-doo-shee-er-ee, -dyoo-] / fɪˈdu ʃiˌɛr i, -ˈdju- /
NOUN
financial person
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The contact for that LLC, a fiduciary director in the greater Philadelphia area named Pamela Gregorski, has worked on several data-center projects that were later revealed to be Meta sites.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Wendy’s tells Barron’s it would ‘thoroughly review any proposal submitted by Trian consistent with its fiduciary duties.’

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The intent, he said, “is to be committed to California,” but “there’s a point at which you have a duty, a fiduciary duty to your shareholders.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

While your father is alive, his revocable living trust is generally treated as a grantor trust, so it uses his Social Security number and doesn’t file a separate fiduciary income-tax return.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

He prefers money as a concept and often uses terms such as annuity and fiduciary, words definitely not listed in the dictionary of mindless entertainment.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

That would help shield them from potential lawsuits over the investments, as long as fiduciaries meet specified selection requirements.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

The proposed rule states that “plan fiduciaries would need to objectively, thoroughly, and analytically consider, and make determinations on factors including performance, fees, liquidity, valuation, performance benchmarks, and complexity,” the department said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

“Employers are fiduciaries, which means they must make decisions about retirement investments that are in their employees’ best interest,” observes Eileen Applebaum of the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2026

The salient question for fiduciaries is whether the investments are likely to produce a higher net return over the long term after fees.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

A public journal has recently published a detailed list, showing that there has been plundered by fiduciaries since 1873 the amazing amount of thirty millions of money; and the work goes on.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Richard Taylor




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