Compensation and Fees
What leading financial advisors, experts and firms are saying about compensation and fees for registered representatives (both independent and employee) and registered investment advisors.
6 Steps for Building the Best Comp Plan for Your Firm
By Angie HerbersLike clients' financial plans, advisors' compensation structures shouldn't be just about money.
February 09, 2023
Alan Moore to Step Down as AdvicePay CEOThe company's co-founder will shift to executive chairman of the board.
February 03, 2023
7 Ways to 'Future-Proof' Your Independent PracticeWhether a firm has one advisor or 100, creating the right succession plan isn't easy, but these tips can help.
January 30, 2023
Will 2023 Finally Deliver Fiduciary Clarity? CFPs Not Getting Hopes UpWidespread investor confusion about conflict-of-interest issues is a major challenge for advisors, Maura Mallaney says.
January 27, 2023
401(k) Income Solutions Threaten IRA Rollovers"In-plan" income solutions could go mainstream sooner than you think, Raymond James' Don MacQuattie tells ThinkAdvisor.
January 26, 2023
Do This Instead of Moving Up Market: Skip SchweissThe former TD Ameritrade exec, now CEO of Sierra Investment Management, tells ThinkAdvisor what RIAs should focus on.
January 26, 2023
Fee Ignorance Is Widespread Among Investors: FINRATwenty-one percent of survey respondents thought they paid no investment fees at all.
January 19, 2023
This Advisor Team Left a Big BD to Upgrade Its Retirement PlanningBeing an independent RIA allows Michael Leverty to do the sophisticated planning his executive clients need, he says.