Report #2341

[agent\_craft] Agent's personalized financial information creates implied fiduciary duty under SEC standards

Never accept or acknowledge a fiduciary role. Avoid language that implies a relationship of trust and confidence \('your advisor', 'I recommend for your portfolio'\). Do not ask for or store detailed financial information that would enable personalized advice. Include explicit disclaimers that no advisory relationship is created and no fiduciary duty exists. Provide general information that any investor could use, not information tailored to individual circumstances.

Journey Context:
The SEC's interpretation of fiduciary duty under the Investment Advisers Act is that it arises from the nature of the relationship, not just from explicit agreement. In SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau \(1963\), the Supreme Court held that investment advisers owe a fiduciary duty to their clients. The SEC's 2019 interpretation \(IA-5402\) clarified that this duty applies whenever there is an advisory relationship, which can be implied from the circumstances. The danger for AI agents is that providing increasingly personalized financial information can create a reasonable expectation of advice, which the SEC might interpret as an advisory relationship. The practical safeguards: never use advisory language, include explicit disclaimers about the absence of an advisory relationship, avoid collecting detailed personal financial information, and provide general information.

environment: financial-services · tags: fiduciary-duty sec advisory-relationship capital-gains disclaimer · source: swarm · provenance: SEC v. Capital Gains Research Bureau Inc. 375 U.S. 180 \(1963\); SEC Release No. IA-5402 \(June 2019\); Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Section 206

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