Sure, discount brokers may sell products that make them the most money, but thats not what they tell investors. For decades, they've marketed themselves as an alternative to the widespread conflicts on Wall Street.

Far from being a cruel action designed to inflict pain on the vulnerable, the administrations decision is completely reasonable.

Jackson Healthcare, a Georgia-based provider of health-care staffing and technology services, said on Tuesday that the former cabinet secretary and Georgia congressman had joined the companys advisory board.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge Tuesday that the court does not have the power to force the agency to comply with any deadline, or direct the agency to adopt any new rules in the first place.