Legal

During his confirmation hearing, DOL nominee Acosta said in an exchange with Sen. Elizabeth Warren that the fiduciary rule 'goes far beyond addressing the standard of conduct of investment advisors.'

Those employees who need financial education tools the most are perhaps the least likely to try them -- but they might like this one.

Will the fiduciary rule enable frivolous class-action claims? Forecasting litigation is hard, but retirement plan experts both for and against the rule give it a try.

The DOL's promised temporary enforcement reprieve of the fiduciary rule isn't stopping confusion in the marketplace, say industry plaintiffs appealing a Texas court ruling in favor of the rule.

Industry experts tell what might be in store for them and their businesses as the fate of the DOL fiduciary rule remains up in the air.

In spite of GOP promises to attack Dodd-Frank, nothing has happened yet, in part due to fights over the ACA and Trump nominees.