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Will the Fiduciary Rule Be Delayed?

By Stark Merrifield, Associate Editor, Money Morning - March 8, 2017

Following the completion of the OMB's review, the DOL has proposed a 60-day delay of the fiduciary rule.

That's left many retirees asking, will the fiduciary rule be delayed at all?

We've helped answer that question, plus given retirees a look at how the proposed delay will affect their money...

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Will the Fiduciary Rule Be Delayed?

By Stark Merrifield, Associate Editor, Money Morning - March 8, 2017

Following the completion of the OMB's review, the DOL has proposed a 60-day delay of the fiduciary rule.

That's left many retirees asking, will the fiduciary rule be delayed at all?

We've helped answer that question, plus given retirees a look at how the proposed delay will affect their money...

[BREAKING] The DOL Moves Closer to Delaying the Fiduciary Rule

By Stark Merrifield, Associate Editor, Money Morning - February 28, 2017

President Trump has directed the Department of Labor to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis of the fiduciary rule.

However, before the DOL can follow through, it needed permission from another government agency.

And today, the DOL got that permission...

Here's what retirees need to know about the fiduciary rule's impact on their savings now ...

Unclear Fate of DOL Fiduciary Rule Is a Clear Win for Wall Street

By Stark Merrifield, Associate Editor, Money Morning - February 13, 2017

President Trump has directed the DOL to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis of the fiduciary rule.

However, we beat the DOL to the analysis and did it ourselves, and the numbers aren't pretty.

The new DOL fiduciary rule could significantly hurt the average retiree. And here's why...

The "Fiduciary Rule" Is President Obama's Next Executive Order We'll Have to Live With

By Money Morning Staff Reports, Money Morning - April 6, 2016

A new fiduciary rule was unveiled by the Obama administration today.

The new protections, called fiduciary regulations, will require financial professionals to put their clients’ interests before their own financial gain when offering individualized retirement advice.

While this sounds like a positive development, let’s be clear: You were intentionally left out of the decision-making process.

And you'll have no say in how it affects you once it becomes law on Jan. 1, 2018...