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Prudent Man Rule

A legal rule requiring investment advisers to only make investments for their clients' discretionary accounts that a "prudent person" would make. This means that investment advisers operating discretionary accounts are not allowed to make investments they believe will lose money for the client. It does not require that the investment adviser always make correct decisions; it merely requires him/her to make decisions that will be generally accepted as sound for someone of average intelligence. The rule has its origins in an 1830 court decision in Massachusetts, stating that trustees must manage the affairs of others as if they were managing "their own affairs." See also: Suitability rules, Twisting.

prudent man rule

A federal and state regulation requiring trustees and portfolio managers to make financial decisions in the manner of a prudent man, that is, with intelligence and discretion. The prudent man rule requires care in the selection of investments but does not limit investment alternatives. See also investment-grade, legal list.

Prudent man rule. The prudent man rule is the basic standard a fiduciary, who is responsible for other people's money, must meet.

It mandates acting as a thoughtful and careful person would, given a particular set of circumstances. A trustee, for example, observes the prudent man rule by preserving a trust's assets for its beneficiaries.

The prudent man rule has sometimes been described as a defensive approach to money management, putting greater emphasis on preservation than on growth. The newer prudent investor rule differs by putting greater emphasis on achieving a reasonable rate of return and by delegating decision-making to investment professionals.

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In 1933 he began his efforts on behalf of baseball by convincing 18 teams in the Liverpool area then playing under English baseball's code to adopt the American rules.

Wells and Moores in baseball's Hall of Fame by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

Another advantage enjoyed by domestic funds, at least in the eyes of many Chinese, is that they don't need to hew to American rules.

CHINA'S HOMEGROWN PRIVATE EQUITY by Frederik Balfour / BusinessWeek

The text begins in the 18th century when the Spanish began colonizing the area and follows Tejano culture and into the era of American rule following Texas' war for independence from Mexico in 1836.

Mexican Americans in Texas; a brief history, 3d ed by Reference & Research Book News

American Gas Association

American Guild of Musical Artists

American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters

American Institute in Taiwan

American Institute of Architects

American Institute of Banking

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers

American Insurance Association

American Jobs Creation Act

American Land Title Association