Labor Dept. revives fiduciary rule with new proposal
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Kyle Brasseur2020-06-30T18:14:00
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the proposal of a new exemption for investment advice fiduciaries designed to replace retirement-focused fiduciary rules made invalid two years ago.
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