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Elina Tarkazikis is a reporter for National Mortgage News. She is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she was the founding editor in chief of the school's chapter of HerCampus.com and a staff writer for its student-run publication, The Ramapo News. She has previously worked for The County Seat in Hackensack and Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, iHeartMedia's nationally syndicated radio program. Elina is also a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey, adores pets and speaks three languages.

It seems that a long bull market in transition deals may be coming to an end.

President Trump's budget is expected to call for spending cuts on programs intended to help poor households, while keeping Medicare and other programs designed to assist older people.

R. Peter Fontaine is founder and managing partner of NewGate Law, which provides legal and risk management services exclusively to the accounting industry. Prior to launching NewGate, he held senior in house legal positions at McGladrey and Arthur Andersen. Peter can be reached at (312) 626-2791 or pfontaine@newgatelaw.com

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta may have left a little wiggle room for future revisions.

In a complaint filed in federal court, PNC fired back at the hearing panel, saying that it exceeded its authority by disregarding the law.

Seeking more help from the industry, the regulator emphasizes a process that offers leniency for firms that proactively report and fix compliance failures.

Adviser Dan Moisand was surprised by the decision not to delay the fiduciary rule further. But he wasn’t put off. Here’s why.