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.
How Should CFP Board Raise Its Standards?
By Knut A. RostadThe CFP Board announced Tuesday that it will release a draft of proposed changes to its Standards of Professional Conduct on June 20.
May 24, 2017
5 Ways to Discuss Fees on Your Website Without Scaring ProspectsAdvisors have been notoriously wary of mentioning fees, but two factors have made that a bad approach: robo-advisors and millennials.
May 23, 2017
Vanguard’s Irritating Perch on Moral High GroundIf being a nonprofit is so good in the asset management industry, then why dont we see it elsewhere?
May 10, 2017
Barclays Capital Slammed With $97M Fine for Overcharging ClientsThe firm improperly charged certain advisory clients almost $50 million in advisory fees, the SEC says.
May 02, 2017
Envestnet Launches Enhanced Analytics ToolThe expanded offerings give advisors rich business intelligence insights.
May 01, 2017
Soft Dollar Arrangements Under the Postponed DOL RuleThe Department of Labor has postponed the implementation date of the fiduciary rule to June 9. Will there be additional delays? Who knows.
May 01, 2017
New Share Classes in a DOL Fiduciary WorldRegardless of the outcome of the DOL's fiduciary rule, new share classes may reduce conflicted advice, resulting in more money in investors pockets.
April 20, 2017
Critic of 'Overpaid' CEOs Dies at 82NYSE compensation consultant Graef Crystal criticized Citi's Weill and NYSE CEO Grasso, but labeled BofA's Moynihan as underpaid.