"Based on past statements from Republican officials on Capitol Hill, there is every reason to believe that an undivided Republican Congress will repeal the Dodd-Frank Act, and President Trump will unravel the DOL fiduciary rule. The odds are that all this will happen within the first couple of months of the new year. However you feel about a Trump presidency, this will be a severe setback for the concept of professionalism in the financial planning world, and the strong fiduciary standard generally."  MORE >>