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To qualify for the DOL's extended safe harbor and offer a government-run IRA, a city or county must have a population at least as large as that of the least populous state, Wyoming.

For litigants in Tibble v. Edison, the landmark 401(k) excessive fee lawsuit famous for making it to the Supreme Court, the end may be in sight.

For stakeholders against the DOL fiduciary rule who are hoping the Trump administration will intervene, time is running out.

Now that a federal appeals court has denied NAFAs emergency motion to delay the fiduciary rule, the organization may have to seek an expedited appeal, one expert says.

The D.C. Circuit court refused to block the DOL fiduciary rule as The National Association for Fixed Annuities had requested, saying that NAFA 'has not satisfied the stringent requirements for an injunction pending appeal.'

Definition of an Alpha male in the Trump mode: You impact the arena before youre even formally introduced. So everyone in the financial industry wonders: Will Trump rescind the fiduciary rule? Will Trump halt the movement towards state-run retirement plans in its tracks?

If the fiduciary rule isn't killed by the Trump administration, advisors will find they must make a decision, a Cerulli Associates report says.

Lawmakers vowed to refocus on the Miners Protection Act in January, when lawmakers assemble for the 115th Congress. The bill would transfer funds from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to miners health care fund.