Sometimes acting as a fiduciary means risking the loss of a client.

However, the Labor Department stressed that there would be "related guidance" released in the coming days, and would continue to research how the fiduciary exemption could be improved.

The new service, out of its pilot stage, is now available to all LPL advisors and promises to shorten the time it takes them to complete acquisitions from six to nine months to 60 to 90 days.

COVID-19 didn’t kill the wholesaler; the digital marketing-communications revolution did. 

Presenting digitally takes a different skill set than presenting in-person.