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401(k) Fiduciary Rule
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The 401(k) Fiduciary Rule is a U.S. regulation requiring financial advisors and plan sponsors who manage or recommend retirement accounts to act in the best interests of participants. It holds them to a fiduciary standard, meaning they must avoid conflicts of interest, provide prudent investment advice, and prioritize clients’ financial well-being over their own compensation.
Massachusetts Advisors Fail 401(k) Fiduciary Test
401(k) fiduciary rule leaves many Massachusetts advisors uncertain about business impact and obligations to retirement investors.
Top Leaders Bogle, Benna, Others Sound Off Exclusively to 401(k) Specialist on Fiduciary Rule Fallout
Expanded fiduciary duty sparks debate among top 401(k) advisors and industry experts. Discover their diverse perspectives.
401(k) Rollovers Seriously Affected By Fiduciary Rule: WSJ
401(k) rollovers could slow to a trickle, one of the many consequences of the Department of Labor’s proposed…
Clinton Reveals 401(k) Fiduciary View in New York Times Op-Ed
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jumped into the fiduciary fray on Monday, outlining her plan to in The…
Fiduciary Rule Critics, Former SEC Chairman Levitt Trade Jabs
Artie ain’t happy. Reuters reports on remarks made by Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Arthur Levitt…
More Dems Object to Fiduciary Rule, DOL Begins to Care
The Obama Administration continues to get pushback from its own party over the potential impact the proposed fiduciary…
DOL Fiduciary Rule to Cost $4 Billion: FSI
A major critic of the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule in its current form has undertaken a…
Dems Object to Fiduciary Rule, DOL Doesn’t Care
Damn the torpedoes; full speed ahead. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez is moving forward with issuing a final fiduciary rule…
AARP Backs a DOL’s Proposed Fiduciary Rule
AARP got their comment letter just under last Wednesday’s deadline, as you knew it would. Little surprise—the nation’s…
Supreme Shock: High Court Okays Lawsuit Go-Ahead
It was a procedural ruling that nonetheless caused pandemonium upon its release. On May 18, the U.S. Supreme…