[§554C-1]  Prudent investor rule.  (a) 
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), a trustee who invests and
manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply
with the prudent investor rule set forth in this chapter.



(b)  The prudent investor rule, a default rule,
may be expanded, restricted, eliminated, or otherwise altered by the provisions
of a trust.  A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary to the extent that the
trustee acted in reasonable reliance on the provisions of the trust. [L 1997, c
26, pt of §1]