Fiduciary Rule

These two accounts are both funded with money that has already been taxed, but there are still important differences that clients need to know.

Let's have a robust discussion about how to improve outcomes for clients, but let's stop inventing bogus reasons why we shouldn't look after their best interests.

New standards for advisors cover digital advice, third-party relationships and expand fiduciary duty obligations.

Aug. 14: After following the industrywide digital-first movement in its acquisition of MyVest, TIAA is now examining how it serves its clients.

The department is asking the Office of Management and Budget to postpone the compliance date for 18 months for the best interest contract exemption and other aspects of the rule.

The country’s sixth-largest IBD is shifting its management ranks in a change prompted by the fiduciary rule.

Will young RIAs lead the profession’s second uprising against the established status quo?

A new industry snapshot highlights record firm count and AUM, while continuing steep client growth fueled in considerable part by the rise of robos.

CEO Dan Arnold said advisers’ uncertainty about the fiduciary rule is waning.

"This is a challenging time for the firm with the DoL rule," CEO Paul Reilly said.

The rule has cost the firm tens of millions of dollars in compliance and lost revenue.

Make sure clients understand that a 401(k) rollover could trigger a hefty tax bill, and that liquidating assets before the age of 59 1/2 could mean a hefty penalty.

The Labor Department is receiving a deluge of feedback from advisers and investors on whether to revise its controversial regulation.

The new executive will lead a team counseling advisers on how to comply with the DOL rule.

The Labor Department has indicated that further revisions to the regulation could be forthcoming.

July 24: The world’s largest independent broker-dealer has launched a new mutual fund platform to adhere to the rule.

A bill repealing rule moves on to House floor, while appropriators seek to block funding for the measure.

The nation’s largest IBD plans to launch a platform with load-waived shares from 20 companies.

Depending on business mix, some advisers could see a pay cut.