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Trusts: Trustee Duty to Prudently Invest, Duty to Diversify

In investing the assets of a trust in stocks, bonds, securities, etc., a trustee must consider the purposes, terms, distributional requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. Section 456.8-804, RSMo. To this end, the trustee must exercise reasonable, care, skill and caution. Id. When evaluating whether a trustee has properly invested funds, investment decisions are evaluated not…

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