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The Motley Fool March 3, 2004	Alphabet Soup of Advisors What are all those fancy acronyms embossed on financial advisors' letterheads? While these designations don't ensure that the person does good work, they do say the person has had some training and experience, and perhaps a lot of it.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Melanie Waddell	Fiduciary Pushback The American College supports an amendment to the Investor Protection Act that would exempt some advice-givers from a fiduciary standard.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2005	Varieties of Financial Advisors If you're in the market for a financial advisor, you've probably been confused by all the different credentials that various pros have. To help you decipher those fancy clusters of letters embossed on letterheads, we spell out the most common -- and not-so-common -- credentials here.
Financial Advisor September 2012 Jeff Schlegel	Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds.
On Wall Street June 1, 2013	Fiduciary Standard Debate Heats Up As federal regulators move ahead with a pair of rulemaking proceedings that could dramatically reshape the financial advisory industry, advocates of broader fiduciary responsibilities are urging advisors to make their voices heard in Washington.
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell	Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for Comments SEC flooded with comments on fiduciary standard; 'fiduciary forum' on September 24.
Registered Rep. March 16, 2012 Kristen French	Wire Houses Minting Fiduciary Advisors -- Or Are They? None of the firms will go on record as to whom specifically in the rank and file is adopting the standard, nor will they provide much detail on what that training looks like.
Financial Planning April 1, 2012 John K. Ritter	Fight On There is a major fight going on between planners and regulators about how to define and apply a fiduciary standard. Yet despite the high stakes, it seems that few planning professionals have chosen to join in and make their opinions known.
Financial Advisor October 2009 Kristina Fausti	A Higher Standard It appears that the SEC will remain the primary federal regulator of investment advisors, at least for now.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Barry Rehfeld	Alphabet Soup There are ways for reps to become authentic financial advisors, like the courses offered by continuing education groups and it seems that many advisors are, in fact, taking them. With designations proliferating like ragweed, they have come under fire from a number of public officials lately.
Registered Rep. January 16, 2013 Diana Britton	DOL's Fiduciary Proposal Presents Renewed Threat to Securities Industry SIFMA expects a DOL fiduciary proposal in the second quarter of this year, renewing the industry's concern over the possible legislation, which the organization says is contrary to the SEC's.
Financial Planning January 1, 2012 Donald B. Trone	Stepping Up There's something vital to financial planning that regulators can't regulate, legislators can't legislate and lobbyists can't influence. It's called leadership.
Registered Rep. August 29, 2012 Diana Britton	Turn Up the Heat Amid the summer doldrums, heavyweights are turning up the heat on major regulatory issues facing the advisor industry. But will they get the attention of the regulators?
Registered Rep. August 19, 2009 Christina Mucciolo	Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 John Churchill	Of Two Minds An internecine argument at the FPA gets to the heart of one of the industry's more vexing problems: Should brokers be able to position themselves as financial planners?
Financial Advisor July 2012 Donald B. Trone	The Fiduciary-Steward If federal efforts to subject more people to the fiduciary standard lower the bar, advisors who offer a higher level of care may call themselves fiduciary-stewards.
Financial Planning November 1, 2009 Donald B. Trone	Restoring Trust Fiduciary responsibility is based on trust, whether it is formally and legally defined or simply conveyed by the level of confidence one party has in another.
Investment Advisor December 2009 Kathleen M. McBride	B/D Briefing: Surprise Broker Sentiment Most appear to support a fiduciary standard.
Investment Advisor September 2010 Melanie Waddell	The Playing Field: The Dodd-Frank Reform Bill Afterlife A fiduciary standard for all may crimp RIAs' competitive edge.
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Marianne Czernin	Compliance In effect now are stricter requirements to protect investors age 65 and over. Advisors, read on to see which areas you need to be vigilant in.
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization.
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Kristina Fausti	Fiduciary Q and A Most advisors are still not clear on the issues regarding a fiduciary standard. Here are some Qs and As on the subject.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2013 Diana Britton	The New Face of The Fiduciary Just when the industry thought it didn't have to worry about the DOL, the agency has made it clear that its fiduciary standard is imminent. For registered reps and RIAs alike, it could change the game.
Investment Advisor May 1, 2011 Kathleen McBride	SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Where Do We Go From Here? It's not whether to extend fiduciary duty, but how to extend it
Financial Advisor October 2012	Stalled: Tougher Fiduciary Standard For Brokers Even with Wall Street and consumer advocates allied in pushing for it, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to raise standards for brokers advising retail investors has run aground.
Financial Planning June 1, 2011 Donald B. Trone	Code of Conduct As the SEC engages in the rule-making associated with its proposed uniform fiduciary standard of conduct under the Dodd-Frank Act, it likely will focus its attention on an advisor or broker's duty of loyalty and duty of care.
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Bob Veres	Fighting the Industry's Financial Terrorism The claim that imposing a fiduciary duty on advisors will cause middle-income individuals to lose access to financial help is, quite simply, not believable.
On Wall Street July 1, 2009 Helen Kearney	The 'F' Word Stirs Up Controversy Advisors who fall under the new fiduciary standard, namely investment advisors who run a fee-based business, must always put clients' interests before of their own.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007	When Achievement is Bull State regulators are moving to ban certain designations from marketing materials to better protect seniors. Financial advisors using senior designations to con seniors are often caught too late.
Financial Advisor March 2008 David Lawrence	A Higher Standard It is incumbent on all financial advisors to acknowledge their potential role as a fiduciary and act accordingly where and when applicable. So, that leads to a question of just what a fiduciary does during a typical day.
Investment Advisor July 2007 James J. Green	CFP Board Adds Fiduciary Requirement The Board of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards adopted a revised version of its code of ethics, adding new language that requires all 54,000 CFPs to "at all times place the interest of the client ahead of his or her own."
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011	SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Politics and the Fiduciary Standard AdvisorOne Wealth Editor Kate McBride explains the political process under which Dodd Frank was passed, up to the SEC's reports on an SRO and fiduciary standard
Registered Rep. April 17, 2015 Megan Leonhardt	DOL Moves Industry Closer to Harmonization The Department of Labor's proposal may represent the first step in a harmonized fiduciary standard by maintaining flexibility of business models.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Trone & Harvey	The New Rules of the Road The following four regulatory reforms will likely have the most impact on the financial services industry over the next 24 months. Here's a short synopsis of what they will require.
Registered Rep. December 8, 2015	2015 Broker Report Card: Fiduciary Worries The Department of Labor is set to rule that brokers working with retirement accounts meet a fiduciary standard.
Financial Advisor November 2012 Karen DeMasters	DOL Fiduciary Regulations May Be Revived U.S. Department of Labor regulations that would extend the fiduciary standard to a larger group of people advising on retirement plans are on hold for now, but they may not be dead, according to those following the fate of the proposals.
Registered Rep. September 15, 2010 Kristen French	Investors Think Insurance Agents, Brokers Are Fiduciaries Investors believe everyone who provides financial advice is already a fiduciary, according to a survey released Wednesday by a group of investment adviser and consumer protection groups.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2008 John Churchill	Fix Advisor Laws! Laws should reflect the fact that the differences between registered reps and registered investment advisors have largely evaporated.
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 John F. Wasik	State of Regulation As states take over regulation of RIAs with up to $100 million in assets under management, many firm owners are wondering if the transition will prove difficult.
Financial Advisor May 2010 Bill Bachrach	What Lower Standards Bring A lack of fiduciary standards for the industry means that as an advisor you have a competitive advantage when you put the client first.
Financial Advisor March 2011 Jeff Schlegel	Is Uniformity Possible? Broker-dealers expect some changes if a new fiduciary standard is adopted.
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Larry Light	The Tradeoff Registered investment advisors may end up getting to know a new regulator, but the tougher fiduciary standard they live under will also be extended to cover their broker-dealer rivals.
Registered Rep. April 28, 2015 David Armstrong	Editor's Letter: May 2015 It's worth looking at the so-far relatively muted response of the industry to the Department of Labor's second go around in proposing new fiduciary regulations for financial advisors to retirement accounts.
Investment Advisor August 2009 Robert F. Keane	Fiduciary to the Forefront Industry leaders, associations, regulators, and consumer advocates call for one fiduciary standard for all.
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell	SEC Fiduciary Rule May Hit by Summer Despite the advisory industry's hopes that the Securities and Exchange Commission would get a quick start on writing a rule to put brokers under the same fiduciary standard as advisors, it looks as though a rulemaking could come by summer.
Investment Advisor March 1, 2011 Kathleen Mcbride	SEC and the Fiduciary Study: The Process Why the fiduciary standard became such a hot topic for regulators
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell	Dissecting the FSI's Position on Fiduciary As a new study finds investors still confused, Financial Services Institute president Dale Brown presents the independent broker/dealer perspective.
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell	Doubling Down When the SEC recommended last January that brokers and investment advisors operate under a uniform fiduciary standard of care when dealing with clients, the decision seemed to validate, at last, what many industry groups and fiduciary advocates had been saying for years.
Registered Rep. May 1, 2007	The Great Reckoning Whatever the specific business impact the Merrill Lynch ruling may have, many see the return to pre-1999 rules as a chance for the brokerage industry, which has long avoided fiduciary duty for business and regulatory reasons, to overcome those obstacles and embrace it.
On Wall Street July 1, 2013 Kenneth Corbin	Panel Weighs Bill to Block Dodd-Frank New draft proposal is part of a House movement to reign in the legislation.