GREENVILLE, OH, – Matt Arnold of Greenville-based Financial Achievement Services, Inc. (FAS), along with more than 100 members of the Financial Services Institute (FSI), recently met with close to 200 members of Congress and their staffs on issues affecting main street American investors.During their time at Capitol Hill, members of FSI met with their elected officials to discuss issues related to the U.S. Department of Labor’s pending fiduciary rule and the devastating effects it could have on small investors and the industry.
“At Financial Achievement Services (FAS), we specialize in helping people in all stages of life and all types of financial situations navigate their life events and invest in the future they envision,” commented Matt Arnold, FAS president and owner. “The Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule would make it very hard to provide investors with access to affordable, objective financial advice. It was an honor to stand before members of Congress and their staff to discuss the benefits of preserving small investor access to professional financial guidance.”
On Tuesday, May 28, 2014, one week after the meetings, the Department of Labor announced that it would be pushing back its fiduciary rulemaking from August 2014 to January of 2015.
About Financial Achievement Services, Inc.
The professionals at Financial Achievement Services, Inc. (FAS) have provided wealth management solutions to clients locally and nationally since 1978 when the firm was founded by Dan T. Franz, CFP. After joining FAS in 1984, Matt Arnold, CFP became owner and president in 2011. Arnold has worked side by side with Franz for 30 years and is committed to maintaining the excellence and integrity clients have come to expect from FAS. Arnold is a registered principal of Transamerica Financial Advisors and supervises 32 registered representatives and 19 registered branch offices throughout Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana and California. The FAS team has found that investment management and estate planning are top priorities for many of their individual, corporate and institutional clients. The goal of FAS is to remove the mystery of investing, managing risk, preparing for retirement, and preserving and transferring wealth. Financial Achievement Services, Inc. is committed to being a leading independent financial services firm driven by a team of caring professionals partnering with clients to navigate life’s experiences. Matt Arnold and Dan Franz are Investment Advisor Representatives with and Securities and Investment Advisory Services offered through Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. (TFA) member FINRA, SIPC, and a Registered Investment Advisor. Non-securities products and services are not offered through TFA. TFA is not affiliated with FAS. LD050434-07/14