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Financial advice industry has a role in opioid crisis
It's up to financial advisers to keep clients safe from financial fraud or exploitation at the hands of a loved one who is trapped in the clutches of addiction.
Understanding algorithms is key to gauging robo fiduciary status
Regulators must learn new techniques and skills to examine robo-advisers for their adherence to the fiduciary standard.
Health-insurance reform uncertainty hampers advisers’ ability to counsel to clients
Advisers preparing new financial plans are flying blind when it comes to clients' health-care needs.
CFP Board proposal another signal fiduciary is the future
The organization's efforts are another signal that the fiduciary movement is picking up steam; advisers should let their opinions be known.
Assessing the future of the financial advice industry
Financial advice will learn a lot from a world based on efficiency.
Time is now to prepare clients for a stock market correction
All advisers should be taking steps to prepare clients for the reality of a correction.
DOL fiduciary rule should be improved, not scrapped
Biggest concern is threat of excessive litigation due to best-interest contract exemption.
DOL Fiduciary Rule: Acosta makes it clear that revisions are coming
Though his decision not to delay the June 9 applicability date of the rule might seem like a blow to opponents, Mr. Acosta made it evident that revising the measure is the endgame.
Ransomware attack underscores importance of cybersecurity
More than 200,000 computers in 150 countries were sidelined.
With U.S. stocks flying high, advisers should caution clients
Financial advisers should be cognizant of where the market is now relative to where it has been — and how that might be influencing their clients.
New tax plan is a work in progress that needs advisers’ input
President Donald J. Trump plans to host a series of listening sessions on the tax plan.
Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days: the highs and lows
While getting Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch confirmed was a major win, Mr. Trump has stumbled in many other important areas.
Setting a new price for financial adviser services
With more and more technology options being made available to clients, it's time for advisers to rethink what they charge for their services
Advisers who are already fiduciaries should shout it from the rooftops
Prospects don't always know what it means to be a fiduciary, but they know what they want to hear when asking an adviser if they are one.
Time for an in-depth look at regulatory duplication
Regulators should launch a full-scale investigation into how to avoid putting firms into double jeopardy.
Advisers must protect elderly from financial fraud
The financial abuse of older people is on the rise.
Change in Washington shouldn’t include cutting tax deferrals
Removing the tax savings element of workplace retirement plans would surely make saving less appealing.
Discrimination against women advisers via harsher punishment must stop
This black eye for the industry cannot continue
DOL must put the fiduciary delay to good use, integrate past work
We think advisers deserve better than the perpetual runaround.
The accredited investor rule should be redefined, not erased
If nothing else, the dollar amounts should be adjusted for inflation.
