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SEC regulators instead take aim at their predecessors in the Biden Administration, saying the outsized fines were partly the result of a desire to "pursue media headlines and run up numbers."

Despite ongoing concerns over geopolitics and more, many advisors said they would increase allocations to foreign equities over the next few months.

The partnership between the long-established bank and the fintech brokerage will handle the development of the government-owned account platform behind the new government-seeded retirement accounts for children. 

FINRA and consumer advocates are raising alarms about online scams that are driving fraud losses into the hundreds of billions of dollars.

The Trump DOL has said it "has no current plans" for further rulemaking, but that contradicts its own notice of potential regulation last year.

A proposed Labor Department rule could ease the path for alternative investments in 401(k)s, but advisors may face new due diligence and communication challenges.

The new state income tax is expected to make Washington munis, which are exempt, more attractive for high-earning residents.

With enhanced ACA subsidies gone, even a small income mistake can cost clients thousands.

Oil-driven volatility is fueling client anxiety, but advisors say steady messaging helps keep clients invested.

Investor advocates think the money should instead go to clients who haven't been paid outstanding arbitration awards.

The Biden Administration rule for a fiduciary standard on one-time retirement-related advice died in two separate court decisions.

Since President Trump took office in his second term, the expert panel advising the Department of Labor on ERISA matters has stopped meeting, and officials have not explained why.

In a sternly written footnote, federal Judge Steven Merryday said the SEC's refusal to release information on its penalty calculations appears to "countenance duplicity, gamesmanship, neglect, insouciance" or worse.

After an optimistic start to the year, financial advisors' confidence in the economy and other key indicators fell sharply in March as the United States escalated its bombing campaign in Iran.

The lawsuit claims ShinyHunters, a prominent cybercrime group behind breaches at other wealth firms, exposed personal information after its ransom demands were refused.

New Tax Foundation research reveals which households and regions gain most from President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Pinpoint Policy Institute's public campaign against the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard reflects a mysterious phase of the ongoing debate on private investments in 401(k) plans.

The proposed national trust charter company would be a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley. The application was filed on Feb. 18.

President Donald Trump unveiled a federal plan offering government-backed retirement accounts with a $1,000 annual match for workers without employer-sponsored plans.

Impact investing experts admit that the first year under President Trump has brought changes to the rhetoric around ESG. The realities look far more murky, though.