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.
Disclosure rules help bring down 401(k) fees
By Paula Aven GladychDefined contribution plan fees are starting to drop, thanks to fee disclosure regulations put in place last year.
May 30, 2013
Investors Cap Aims to Double Advisor SalesThe independent broker-dealer hosts a workshop led by a top producer to help its reps raise their yearly production.
May 03, 2013
How should insurers pay their PPACA fees?An NAIC working group gives ideas about how to put the fees in premium rates.
April 26, 2013
Tips for deciphering DC plan feesRetirement plans are required to disclose their fees, but that means wading through the information to find out what the costs really are.
April 26, 2013
Tips for deciphering DC plan feesRetirement plans are required to disclose their fees, but that means wading through the information to find out what the costs really are.
April 17, 2013
BofA Earnings Fall Short Despite Boost in Merrill ResultsClient asset flows jump nicely for advisors in the first quarter, though their headcount declines.
April 04, 2013
Australia’s example in healing the sexually abusedHealing not through compensation, but a hopeful promise to not such atrocities repeat themselves.
April 01, 2013
Bonuses Up 8%: ReportWall Street bonuses should be up about 8% this season and total $20 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. But experts caution that this increase doesnt necessarily translate into much these days for advisors.