{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-36a-860","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 36a-860","heading":"Financial planners.","body":"(a) For purposes of this section and section 36a-860a, (1) “fiduciary duty” means a duty to act with prudence in the best interests of a consumer with undivided loyalty to such consumer, and (2) “financial planner” means a person offering individualized financial planning or investment advice to a consumer for compensation where such activity is not otherwise regulated by state or federal law.\n(b) No financial planner shall, in connection with an agreement with a consumer to provide financial planning or investment advice for compensation, use a certificate, professional designation or form of advertising expressing or implying that such person has special training, education or experience in advising or serving senior citizens, unless such person has obtained a certificate, title or designation as described in section 36b-4.\n(c) A financial planner shall disclose to a consumer, upon request, whether or not such financial planner has a fiduciary duty to such consumer for each recommendation such financial planner makes to such consumer.","path":["TITLE 36a. THE BANKING LAW OF CONNECTICUT","CHAPTER 669*. REGULATED ACTIVITIES","PART XV. FINANCIAL PLANNERS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_669.htm#sec_36a-860","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:12Z","sha256":"58e0b607d7678bcbf272ab822f981b6b92ad66768cca18fd6d89ceecc2dfdb0a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-36a-857-to-36a-859","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-36a-860a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}