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DOL finalizes fiduciary duty rule to weed out conflicts, bad retirement advice

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DOL’s new fiduciary rule is out and will subject many new financial planners and insurance agents to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

The US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final fiduciary rule yesterday that aims to expand strict fiduciary standards of conduct to cover more retirement plan advisers. The rule has already drawn a vocal outcry from Wall Street firms, and from investment advisers to insurance and annuity providers.

The regulation