Regulation

One suggestion planners say they are offering bullish clients: Don't be extreme.

Two prominent firms recently struck partnerships with tech providers, in part to prepare for the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

A recent court case demonstrates how the criminal liability has dramatically increased, even in the absence of a monetary benefit for the tipper.

The costs of complying with the fiduciary rule may cause many smaller independent broker-dealers to disappear. Advisor Group plans to take advantage of this trend.

"There is an added sense of urgency now," says Barbara Roper, director of investor protection at the Consumer Federation of America.

The White House has made fiduciary part of investors' vocabulary.

The White House has made fiduciary part of investors' vocabulary.

Morgan Stanley, a previous employer, won $243,000 in an earlier arbitration case.

Competition is forcing fund companies to deliver "outperformance to their clients in new and innovative ways," says ACSI Funds CEO Phil Bak.

Markets are starting to shift their attention away from growth-supportive tax policies.