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The article reports on the efforts by the U.S. Labor Department to protect investors by creating a rule aimed at fixing the flaws of the existing regulatory framework. Under the proposed final rule, more financial professionals are required to act as fiduciaries and put the investors' interest first. The rule will cover retirement plans, annuities, and related investment vehicles.

The article reports on the decade-long bull market that keeps rolling which became the longest such run in U.S. history on August 22, 2018. Topics discussed include the question faced by investors of whether they should be taking some money off the table and ideas for investors such as considering whether their tolerance has changed in terms of what sort of drop they could tolerate and considering how much risk their plans require.

The article discusses the rule implemented by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on June 30, 2020 which requires brokers who sell financial products to act in their customers' best interest.

The article discusses the engagement of an outside investor to share in the down payments of aspiring U.S. home owners as of June 2018. It states that shared equity firm Unison provides at least half of a consumer's down payment in exchange for a home's appreciation value profit when it is sold, and that it aims to provide home buyers with more options. Also noted is the home buyer's need to calculate upfront cash now versus less proceeds later before entering into shared equity.

The article informs that new rules by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would help ensure investors get best advice from investment advisors and mentions to pick an independent, fee-only adviser to act as a fiduciary.

The article reports that U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to pass Regulation Best Interest and mentions that the changes will be helping Main Street investors by tightening the standard governor brokers who sell investment products.

The article examines the experiences of small-time investors who helped drive the stock price of struggling video game retailer GameStop. The price reached a staggering 483 dollars per share before dropping to 63.77 dollars in February 2021. Also cited are the gain made by real estate broker Shawn Daumer from his GameStop investment and the move by brokerage firms like Robinhood to restrict trading of GameStop and other companies with unusual gains in prices.