Often they exercised the prerogative and in fact did take the fiduciary responsibility to manage the portfolios of individuals, particularly widows, children, orphans, and other people who did not want to look after their own portfolios.
Souvent, elles exerçaient la prérogative et, en fait, assumaient la responsabilité fiduciaire de gérer les portefeuilles de personnes, notamment, de veuves, d'enfants, d'orphelins et d'autres personnes qui ne voulaient pas s'occuper de leur portefeuille.