Compensation and Fees
Flat Fees or a Fee on AUM, Part III: Revenge of the Assets
By Bob ClarkThere are at least three unintended consequences of charging flat fees that advisors don't have with the fees-for-managing-AUM model.
April 08, 2014
Levine on Wall Street: Information versus knowledge versus speedMany HFTs hunt for patterns in prices, find a pattern that seems to work, and trade on it until it stops making money.
April 08, 2014
In California, all annuity producers are crooksThe California DOI wants consumers to know, first and foremost, that annuity shopping equals potential fraud.
April 08, 2014
In California, all annuity producers are crooksThe California DOI wants consumers to know, first and foremost, that annuity shopping equals potential fraud.
April 07, 2014
An Overlooked Post-Retirement Health Care StrategyWhile not for everyone, putting a traditional retirement account to work with an HSA is a tax-preferred way to cover health care costs in retirement.
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