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.
Bidding wars in the 401(k) world
By Paula Aven GladychRetirement plan providers are seeing a rise in sponsors shopping their defined contribution plans.
September 11, 2013
Salary Removal: The Truth Behind Advisor CompensationClients don't need to know how their advisor gets paid. They need to know how they're paying their advisor.
September 04, 2013
RIA Growth Inevitable as Brokers Go Indie: S&P Capital IQBrokers move to independence is one of the fastest growing trends in wealth management, and RIAs are poised for more growth, S&P Capital IQ says.
August 23, 2013
Show Your Employees How Much You’re Really Paying ThemA total compensation statement lets you make all aspects of compensation, including noncash benefits, as tangible as the dollar amount on a weekly paycheck.
August 08, 2013
The real issue with 401(k) feesFor all the talk of theories, benchmarks and finger-pointing, basic math reveals the real issue with 401(k) fees and why its so hard to do anything about it.
August 08, 2013
The real issue with 401(k) feesFor all the talk of theories, benchmarks and finger-pointing, basic math reveals the real issue with 401(k) fees and why its so hard to do anything about it.
July 31, 2013
CFP’s Goldfarb Case Illustrates Need for Clear Compliance LinesThe first part of our post explained the details of the case. Well now turn to a discussion of what needs to happen from here.
July 26, 2013
It’s time to reboot 408(b)(2)Its not that the 401(k) fee disclosure rule is a bad rule, it just needs a little simplicity.