First the Labor Department’s fiduciary rule collapsed. Then the SEC proposed Regulation Best Interest, a new broker regulation that left many investor advocates wanting more.

The North American Securities Administrators Association is escalating its call for tougher broker sales regulation, scheduling a Capitol Hill briefing for lawmakers, regulators and the media on March 5.

Why should you as an investor care if your financial advisor is a fiduciary? Here are some thoughts on this for those looking for a financial advisor or who are already working with one.

New Maryland bill would require financial professionals to act ‘without regard to’ their own financial gains

Disclosure and informed consent can limit services, allow third-party pay

The SEC is on track to finalize its standards of conduct for investment advisors and brokers next year, Chairman Jay Clayton indicated on Wednesday, calling those rules “a very important and long overdue initiative.”