Confused by the SEC’s proposed advice rule? Your questions answered
The regulator's proposal is set to remake compliance standards for brokers and advisors.
RIAs
Can financial wellness programs help women bridge the gender savings gap?
Lower incomes, longer lives and time out of the workforce means women lag men when it comes to preparing for retirement. Advisors can help.
It pays to take RMDs early in the year
Sometimes the strategy can eliminate a domino effect of other expensive tax problems down the road, Ed Slott writes.
10 key findings: Sexual harassment in the professional workplace
An unprecedented, industrywide survey of sexual harassment in the professional workplace reveals industries with the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual behavior, the differences between large and small companies, and blind spots that may be preventing corrections. Fortunately, the data also lights a path forward.
Wealth management fares worst in broad study of sexual harassment
From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.
Benefits Think Tough questions about sexual harassment in wealth management
It’s an uncomfortable topic, especially after a bruising round of accusations in the 1990s.
Avoid a ‘real mess’ on Social Security
Employees may leave an adviser's office with a terrific filing strategy. But the actual process can prove daunting. Here's how missteps can be avoided.
By
Paul Norr
Certified financial planner
Bucks County Financial Planning Group, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
A new president and fiduciary: What happens next?
Here's how the outcome of the presidential election could affect the trajectory of the Labor Department's regulation.
By
Ann Marsh
Fiduciary rule got support from a surprising contingent
Some insiders at big brokerage firms encouraged the DOL to maintain progress during the rule’s development, which Assistant Secretary of Labor Phyllis Borzi says “kept us going.”
By
Ann Marsh
