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Tag: DOL fiduciary rule

DOL Fiduciary Rule: Lower Fees, Unhappy Customers

Watch this video on YouTube I recently learned about an unexpected response to the new Department of Labor rule which mandates that all financial advisors and brokers act as fiduciaries (that is, in the best interest of the consumer) when dealing with customers’...

New Fiduciary Rule, Same Old Need for Consumer Caution

Watch this video on YouTube If it weren’t already hard enough to understand whose side your financial advisor is on, it got more complicated on June 9, 2017. As of that date, all financial advisors who sell products are required to forego any sales agenda and...

Passive Investment Strategy or Reverse Churning?

Watch this video on YouTube Both fee-only financial planning firms and companies that sell financial products are beginning to see some unintended consequences from the recent Department of Labor fiduciary rule. The rule requires that all financial advisors who deal...