Regardless of how the DOL’s final rules take shape, the entire conversation around conflicts of interest is healthy for the financial services industry and investors, providing transparency and insight into the retirement advice marketplace.

Last week an arbitration panel ordered J.P. Morgan Securities to pay $350,000 in compensatory damages, plus interest, to Kostantina Bourdev, a former advisor who claimed she was wrongfully terminated and defamed ...

Minorities and women remain underrepresented at agencies that regulate the financial services industry, including at the Securities and Exchange Commission, a report released Thursday found. The Committee on Financial Services' report highligh...

House Democrats and Republications are teaming up to draft legislation that would create an alternative “best interest standard” for advisors to operate under when working with retirement accounts...

Taking a look at several motivating emotions that have a direct relevance to financial advisors and their client relationships.