It would be one thing if you knew which was which, it’s another issue entirely when this major difference is obfuscated – the major difference of course being whether they must work in your best interest or not!
It will be interesting to see how a Trump administration handles the DOL Rule, which is scheduled to go into full effect in the second quarter of 2017.
I’m not a gambler, but if there were odds on this kind of thing I would definitely bet that the broker/dealer industry is not done – not by a long shot.
...if you're frustrated with the confusion of investing or the seemingly never ending parade of shady characters that seem to make up the financial services industry, then you could likely come up with quite a few choice "F" words.
