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On Your Side?
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- Apr 14, 2026
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- 2143
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Summary
This episode exposes the misleading language behind “best interest” financial sales practices, using the insurance-backed fight against the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule as the main example. Don and Tom explain why rolling money from a 401(k) or 403(b) into an IRA can leave investors vulnerable to commissions, conflicts, vague disclosures, and expensive products dressed up as advice. They break down the difference between true fiduciary advice, so-called best-interest standards, and ba...