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.
FPA names Shannon Pike 2016 president-elect, 3 new board members
By James J. GreenFPA President Ed Gjertsen stressed that the Association is compensation neutral a compensation model cant be used to indicate competence.
August 31, 2015
Flat Fees vs. AUM Recap: The Good, the Bad and the Really?Recapping the arguments for retainer fees or charging on an AUM business. What's best for clients, and advisors?
August 12, 2015
20 Best-Paid Fundraisers at U.S. CharitiesDonors frown on the practice, and fellow employees resent it. Nevertheless, many charities award bonuses to their fundraisers.
August 06, 2015
Camardas Appeal CFP Board Case to Right ‘Grave Wrongs’"The welfare of the profession, and of the client public are hanging in the balance, the Camardas say.
August 03, 2015
Fiduciary Best Practices, Part Deux: Bigger, Better, Maybe More Client-CenteredRecent activities in Congress and at the SEC to curtail a fiduciary standard for brokers indicate, at least to this writer, that any meaningful advances in investor protections will be driven by independent fiduciary advisors.
August 03, 2015
The End of the 401(k)?"Let's declare 2015 the year we officially recognize 401(k) plans as a failed experiment in retirement planning," Simply Money CEO Bachrach writes.
July 29, 2015
The Case for Charging Both AUM and Flat FeesRather than an either/or solution, Deborah Fox's "AUM plus fees for specific services" model provides value to clients while smoothing the advisory firm's revenue stream.
July 27, 2015
UBS Americas Cites Higher Regulatory Costs for Q2 Wealth Profit DropYearly fees and commissions per advisor top rivals at $1.12 million; average assets per rep stand at $150 million.