The Labor Department has officially delayed full implementation of the fiduciary rule by 18 months.

Labor is pushing the scheduled January 1, 2018 implementation of the rule's Best Interest Contract Exemption, and other prohibited transaction exemptions, to July 1, 2019.

The controversial Obama-era regulation is designed to protect investors in qualified retirement accounts from conflicted advice.

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