Review of Selected Studies and Comments in Response to the DOL's Conflict of Interest 2015 Proposed Rule

This document is about a review and analysis of six studies that were submitted as comments on the Department of Labor's 2015 Conflict of Interest Proposed Rule. The review discusses common themes raised across the studies, such as concerns that the rule would force higher-cost fee-based accounts or cause loss of access to investment advice, as well as critiques of the academic literature and cost estimates used by the Department of Labor in its Regulatory Impact Analysis.