#retirees — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #retirees, aggregated by home.social.
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This time, the resulting clash centers on a basic question: Should federal #law require more #financial professionals to put #retirees’ needs above all else — including their own paychecks — when they offer advice about how to #invest?
In April, the #Labor Dept finalized rules that would subject a wide array of #brokers to a higher #legal standard, requiring them to act as #fiduciaries. -
#InsuranceLobbyists block #federal crackdown on costly [good] #retirement advice
The #FinancialServicesIndustry has blocked the #Biden admin from requiring #brokers to put #retirees’ needs first — above lucrative #commissions. To protect older Americans’ #LifeSavings, #POTUS #JoeBiden pledged in Oct to crack down on #financial advisers who recommend #investments just because they pay higher commissions. Then the insurance industry got to work.#law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/08/11/insurance-lobbyists-block-fiduciary-rule/