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"Cursed" is how one commentator described the early drafts of the commission's proposed disclosure forms, a key component of the new best interest standard for brokers

The SEC’s best interest proposal fails to consider the foundations upon which investment recommendations are made—conflict-free securities research.

The DOL didn’t exercise the last legal recourse it had to defend the controversial rule, effectively ending the short life of the Obama-era regulation.

Both the DOL and the SEC turned a concept that is simple enough to be captured in a fortune cookie into an indecipherable instruction manual. It’s time to re-simplify what a fiduciary is.

Ameriprise and Fidelity tie for top spot as most-trusted investment firms, millennials are mad for ETFs and South Korean hack tanks bitcoin.

The vast majority of advised assets are deeply entrenched in boomer households, and they’re not changing. That’s the sobering reality behind the urgency to arm advisors (and their custodians) with the tools to capture the money as it flows to...

Dynasty draws a starting line in a push into consulting services for multibillion-dollar RIAs, introducing its Enterprise Group.

Millennials don’t associate wealth as “peace of mind,” philanthropy overlooks mental health and Raymond James adds two Michigan offices.

Smarsh announces a new CEO, one third of Americans are waiting on an inheritance for financial stability and a day in the life of a financial advisor.