In many cases, financial advisers feel more strongly about keeping a candidate out of the White House than voting one in.
Health-care costs are “the great unknown of retirement” for many advisers.
New regulatory environment calls for a more holistic evaluation process.
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Purchase of Wall Street Financial Group is the firm's ninth and second in as many months.
The DOL fiduciary rule and competition from robo-advisers will continue to result in pricing pressure.
The Financial Services Institute is pleased to see the regulator putting forward a broad-ranging slate of common-sense improvements, writes FSI CEO Dale Brown.
A new study identifies how much, on average, is all right to spend without first talking to your partner.
Introduction of bill to kill Treasury's rule curbing tax-planning strategies comes as Hillary Clinton announces an increase to her top estate-tax rate.
The retirement industry has increasingly called for open MEPs as a way to close the coverage gap in the private sector, and recent congressional moves make them a strong likelihood.
Multiple studies have found that about two-thirds of all divorces are initiated by women.
Seventy-four percent of Elite RIAs said technology is strengthening their effectiveness as advisers, allowing them to better customize services to their clients.
Senate panel urges agency to improve guidance on when to claim benefits after a study by the Government Accountability Office showed government representatives often give out misleading information.
Selection process will be like a suitability standard on steroids, requiring an analysis like those done by a financial planner.
Legislation also would require defined-contribution plans to make lifetime income disclosures, and allow small employers to combine plans.
Independent broker-dealers expected to be hardest hit, with a 22% loss in revenue.
A financial scandal showing harm to the unsuspecting public — even if conducted outside the advice industry — will live on in the minds of voters and politicians.
Some broker-dealers and RIAs are turning to third parties to begin the tough task of educating advisers on the new regulation. <b>(Plus, <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus" target="_blank">find the answers to all of your questions on the fiduciary rule</a>.)</b>
Deputy assistant secretary Timothy Hauser also says liability exposure is relative to portfolio size, so regulation shouldn't prevent serving clients with modest assets.
