The Trump administration is signaling its intent to remove the fiduciary rule's provision regarding class-action litigation. Here's what broker-dealers and RIAs need to know.
One observer says agency is trying to give certainty to markets; another asserts it is executing pre-determined course to water down regulation.
Forecasts of costly damage for the oil-producing region, but wider consequences unlikely.
Financial Services Institute says extra supervision would result in a 'CFP tax,' while mother of Labor Department regulation cheers revisions to standards of conduct.
The three-member adviser team expands the footprint of Syntal Capital Partners.
SEC suggests a final decision on its proposed continuity rule with heightened requirements will come in April.
Ms. Bennett allegedly spent some of her ill-gotten gains on luxury goods, mystics and $500,000-a-year suite at AT&T Stadium in Dallas.
In 2010, when the estate tax was temporarily repealed, gross charitable bequests in IRS tax filings dropped 37 percent, and some fear it could happen again.
On average, their choices tended to return about 1.12 percentage points less than the ones they didn't recommend, according to a new study.
The class-action provision is one of the most reviled portions of the Labor Department's fiduciary rule.
Such deals allow them to get out from under the cost of running a broker-dealer, but preserves their brand and culture.
Action could lead to permanent suspension and revocation of his CFP certification.
Sonya Camarco stole money from clients for 13 years, regulator claims.
The higher the credit score, the likelier you are to form a romantic relationship.
The wealthy have probably always been older than the general population.
Cleveland office fired him last year for possible market manipulation
A dramatic shift in the market share of IRA-sold versus non-qualified variable annuities is starting to play out.
Squabbles over the budget, debt ceiling could roil your clients' investment portfolios.
Buying just the exchange-traded funds would add $36 billion in assets to its PowerShares family
