January 26, 20170Comments

DOL Fiduciary Rule Webinar: The Biggest Solution as Featured by Michael Kitces

Join us for a live webinar with CEO David Trainer to learn more about our unique solution and our Open Letter to the DOL.

by Kyle Guske II

January 23, 20170Comments

Michael Kitces Features Our “Guidelines for Due Diligence”

Michael Kitces (@MichaelKitces), leading voice in the financial advisory industry, recently featured our MarketWatch op/ed in his recommended weekend reading and in a tweet.

by Kyle Guske II

January 18, 20170Comments

Open Letter To The Department of Labor: What Does “Diligence” Mean For Fiduciaries?

Many people throughout the industry are still unclear as to how the fiduciary rule should be implemented. This uncertainty, at least In part, is behind many industry groups working hard to delay—or even scrap entirely—its implementation.

by Sam McBride

January 18, 20170Comments

“The DOL still has to define the hardest part of the new fiduciary rule”

Our op/ed was published recently in MarketWatch. The article explained why the Labor Department still has to define the hardest part of the new fiduciary rule.

by Kyle Guske II

January 16, 20170Comments

The Truth Behind The Push To Delay The Fiduciary Rule

The Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule is under fire again. Essentially, those opposing the rule are saying that fulfilling a fiduciary standard—acting in the best interests of their clients—is too costly to work with their business model.

by Kyle Guske II

December 5, 20160Comments

Danger Zone: Advisers Who Don’t Fulfill Fiduciary Duties

Clients are more educated than ever. There is more transparency into advisory practices than ever. It’s going to be awfully hard for advisors to win new business if they cannot tell clients they will act in the clients’ best interests.

by Kyle Guske II

November 29, 20160Comments

There’s No Getting Out Of Fiduciary Duties

We think investors’ expectation for the fiduciary standard is here to stay no matter what the official rules say -- and those investors will increasingly demand that their advisers apply to their non-retirement accounts too.

by Sam McBride

November 22, 20160Comments

There’s No Getting Out Of Fiduciary Duties

On 11/22/16 our op-ed article was published at WealthManagement. The op-ed explains what it means to be a fiduciary, the conflicts within sell-side research, and how advisors fulfill fiduciary responsibilities going forward.

by Kyle Guske II

November 22, 20160Comments

New Fiduciary Rule Exposes Failings of Research

Our op-ed article was published at Marketwatch recently. The article explains why the Labor Department's fiduciary rule is here to stay and how advisors can fulfill fiduciary responsibilities going forward.

by Kyle Guske II

March 27, 20150Comments

SEC Plans for “Sweep” Focusing on Suitability of Advice

CEO David Trainer will explain how to be prepared for new regulations and avoid the ire of the SEC.

by David Trainer

February 25, 20150Comments

How Obama’s Regulatory Pressure on Advisors Affects You

In this podcast, I'll explain how President Obama's recent push for financial advisory regulation affects investors and advisors.

by David Trainer

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