Elizabeth MacBride

DC Current: What RIAs could learn from the Black Friday sales at Target, Wal-Mart and the rest of the retail sector

Americans take the retail system for granted but it's supported by a complex infrastructure, one that has yet to be replicated in financial services.

Black Friday

Wal-Mart

Target

<p>The past two years have been some of the most momentous in the relatively short history of the RIA profession. Legislators and regulators have been gradually embracing the fiduciary standard, though whether it will fully apply to everyone calling themselves advisors remains to be seen.</p>

<p>The Department of Labor’s crusade to lower costs and increase transparency in retirement plans means a spate of new regulations affecting advisors and brokers in that market. Dodd-Frank Financial Reform, meanwhile, continues to unroll across the profession, with the biggest change being a shift to state oversight of RIAs with less than $100 million AUM. In this section, you’ll find continually updated RIABiz.com coverage on all these topics.</p>

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DC Current: What RIAs could learn from the Black Friday sales at Target, Wal-Mart and the rest of the retail sector

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