Sure, discount brokers may sell products that make them the most money, but thats not what they tell investors. For decades, they've marketed themselves as an alternative to the widespread conflicts on Wall Street.

Critics of the fiduciary rule are crying wolf when they express fear that investors will be hurt by the rule.

The fiduciary rule is another disclosure rule -- without it, firms wont give investors the information they need, because they profit from keeping their clients in the dark.

Lets applaud Merrills efforts to adjust to the DOL fiduciary rule.

The best time to save for retirement is when we begin our careers, but that's when most of us have no money. Here's what the government and employers can do to help.

The 401(k) plans today are a far cry from what their originator, Ted Benna, had in mind. Here's how to fix them.

Poor millennials. Up to their ears in student debt. Facing stagnant wages. Beset by obscene housing costs in the big cities where they are most likely to land a job if they can land a job, that is.