The prospect of a Donald Trump victory in the presidential election was considered so "farfetched" by industry stakeholders that virtually no one expected this year's election would affect the fate of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

"This outcome was not war-gamed," said Rob Foregger, co-founder of NextCapital, the Chicago-based provider of automated investment platforms for 401(k) and retail investment advisors.

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