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M*: How The DOL Fiduciary Rule Proposal Affected Fund Flows
FYI: When the Labor Department proposed its fiduciary rule in 2015, its key objective was to reduce the effect of conflicts of interest on the advice investors rely on to save for retirement. When we examine the data, we see that the DOL fiduciary rule proposal was successful in mitigating lower returns resulting from conflicted advice in the two years after the rule was proposed. Now as the Labor Department rule has been struck down by the courts, the question is, will the SEC turn its Regulation Best Interest proposal into a workable regulation that maintains these positive trends for investors?
