Series 26: Fiduciary Accounts

Fiduciary Accounts

Fiduciary accounts are accounts where a third party manages the account for a client. The third party is called the fiduciary. A fiduciary may be an investment adviser, bankruptcy trustee, executor of an estate account or trust account, or guardian of a minor account. Fiduciaries have a duty to put the account holder’s interests before their own. Several types of fiduciary accounts are described below.