Ms. White is departing the agency at noon on Friday, just as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn-in.
A Consumer Federation of America report says broker-dealers and trade groups claim they are advisers when marketing to the public but salesmen when fighting the DOL fiduciary rule in court.
If granted, the change would make it easier for some indexed annuity distributors to sell commission products under the Labor Department regulation.
Advicent's Naviplan software will broaden advisers' view of client financial picture.
Differentiating themselves from brokers would be easier now that debate has raised investor awareness of the role of a fiduciary
Novos Planning Associates moves under the Mercer umbrella as the 22nd branch office
DOL says it promoted tools it found useful, including a link for finding local CFPs, but is open to hearing from other designation sponsors.
Unlimited investment changes among the enhancements lawmakers seeking in new measure
The rules, which include having written policies and procedures and a designated chief information security officer, could become a model for other states.
Clients want us to spend less time talking about money and more time discussing their lives.
Advisers can continue to offset a level fee charged on retirement-plan assets with revenue-sharing payments such as 12b-1 fees.
Says wirehouse overbilled investment advisory clients due to coding and other billing system errors.
Move is among a series of changes the firm is making as it gets ready for deadline on implementing DOL fiduciary rule.
That rule is intended to safeguard clients' cash and securities so they can be promptly returned should the broker-dealer fail.
The elephant in the room is the Labor Department's fiduciary rule, but other areas include broad health care and tax reform.
Many advisers think E&O is enough, but these policies target the wayward web.
Advisers produced average annualized revenue of $1 million in the period.
Communicating the right way can help solve under-performance problems caused by both performance downgrades and cost increases.
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