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DOL fiduciary rule should be improved, not scrapped

Biggest concern is threat of excessive litigation due to best-interest contract exemption.

For better or worse, the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule goes into effect on Friday. Starting that day, any broker or financial adviser offering advice on retirement savings accounts must put the clients' interests first.

While we support the general principles of the DOL rule and believe it w

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