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Ten DOL Fiduciary Rule Questions Answered

Julie Stich, CEBS

29 Jun 201629 Jun 2016

On April 6, after years of work, comments, hearings, discussions and more work, the U.S. Department of Labor released a final rule clarifying the term “fiduciary” as it relates to financial and investment advisers and spelling out when conflicts of interest arise […]

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Four Ways the Final Fiduciary Rule Affects Retirement Plans

Lois Gleason, CEBS

06 Apr 201607 Nov 2016

On April 6, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor released the highly anticipated final version of its fiduciary/conflict of interest rule. Brokers, agents and financial advisors recommending investments to retirement plan sponsors and participants will be held to a higher standard than […]