The FIFO mandate favors investment companies, not clients, and should be removed.
Annuity sales have hit a 15-year low, primarily due to the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.
Using 'open MEPs' and auto-IRAs might close the coverage gap and reduce plan costs.
Legislation would restore Obamacare cost-sharing subsidies, which Trump said last month he would cut off.
Owners of marketing firm Platinum Advisor Strategies deny trying to terminate Robert Sofia without compensation.
Chairman says it's important that the SEC be involved in coming up with a fiduciary standard that will make investors happy.
Wall Street crowd might consider moving to avoid a potential tax hike under congressional proposals.
Smaller shops have benefited from the broker protocol at the expense of larger firms like UBS, experts say
Supporter of regulation calls the postponement 'an effective repeal of the rule.'
White House and the bureau itself both say the law is on their side over who gets to name new chief.
Current rules require different standards based on whether advice is 'incidental' to a transaction.
Experts ponder what a Securities and Exchange Commission fiduciary rule will look like, and whether it will help unify requirements across agencies.
The laws underscore the need for advisers to have clients consider a long-term-care planning strategy
Edward Zadworny failed to provide information in connection with annuity sales.
What small-plan advisers can do to minimize fiduciary liability risk.
Firm failed to fingerprint 95% of its non-registered personnel.
Use these seven tips now to help clients reduce their tax obligations before the rules change.
The firm earlier this year won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging self-dealing through use of its target-date funds.
From fiduciary to elder fraud, female senators and representatives are addressing key concerns.
New focus on protecting retail investors could make agency more effective, despite shifting resources.
