User fees provide the simplest, most efficient solution to the problem of inadequate advisor oversight, the California Democrat says.

When it comes to advisors favorite exchange-traded fund providers, Vanguard now takes the lead spot, according to a report released by Cogent Research.

BrightScope and Target Date Analytics recently released their newest study in the Popping the Hood series, providing a detailed analysis of TDFs and fund families.

Anyone overly aggressive in pushing an investment or using a "scarcity tactic" should be avoided by those managing their own IRAs - as scammers abound.

EBSA's new tool helps plan sponsors protect themselves from fiduciary responsibility if service providers fail to comply with 408(b)(2) disclosure requirements.

FINRA's Rule 2111 means more onerous due diligence requirements for BDs are surfacing as well as reps having to take on what looks to be fiduciary responsibility.

The unemployment rate for people with disabilities hit a three-year low during the second quarter, but overall joblessness for the disabled has steadily been outpacing the rate for people with no disabilities.

While members of the House Financial Services Committee sparred on Tuesday over whether the Dodd-Frank Act is hurting more than its helping, representatives from various segments of the financial services community testifying before the committee stopped short of saying Dodd-Frank needs to be repealed.