Health-care providers “are trying to extend beyond their physical geographic reach to one that's more a virtual geographic reach.”

An issue being watched closely is whether the SEC asserts that its best-interest standard preempts any similar regulations adopted by states.

Insurers objected so strongly to the state's proposal to create a public health insurance option that it now appears dead in the water.

Saving for an emergency, not to mention retirement, is hard for many--especially in some metro areas in the U.S.