Brokerage executives expect the industry to put up a fight against the rule, which they say will lead to a complex web of compliance.
Yields on money market funds, short-term CDs and other cash accounts have risen as the Fed continues to raise interest rates, and this has big implications for advisers.
New Jersey is the first state to take action on a fiduciary rule after the DOL rule's death, but experts think other states will likely jump on board.
The Labor Department is responding to a recent executive order on retirement security from the president.
Investors are a diverse bunch, which should guide the way advisers prospect for clients and deliver recommendations.
A product design that's more palatable to brokers and a bigger roster of familiar carriers have raised the product profile for brokers.
Wesley Kyle Perkins and Priscilla Gilmore Perkins, husband and wife owners of World Tree Financial, allegedly benefited themselves by handpicking the most profitable trades.
Gerber Life has $52 billion of life insurance in force and covers 3.6 million policies for individuals.
One measure would scrap the "stretch IRA," which has helped financial advisers preserve retirement wealth passed on to heirs.
Captrust wants to grow annual revenue from wealth management to 50% from 30% over the next five years.
