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With brokerage firms lining up in support of the SEC proposal, fiduciary planners aim to keep their differences from the BD channel intact.

The company is “in the beginning stages of building out those capabilities,” according to a spokesman.

Eighty percent of advisors use portals. Many clients say they're not happy.

The rule requires greater public input, an industry trade group says.

The regulator and one of its largest members, LPL Financial, engaged in a back-and-forth on the controversial initiative.

The decision comes a decade after the collapse of the infamous scheme.

Employees clearly preferred, and felt more comfortable wearing, more relaxed clothes every day. Even better, the switch improved client relations .

When the board's new Code and Standards take effect in October, fee-only advisors will be expected to step up their compliance operations.

Practices can dance on the cutting edge by returning to basics in an area where financial advisors are “deeply curious” about the best approach.

The win follows a first-quarter report showing it grew its ranks 3.4% over the prior year.