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.
Grow Your Own
By Philip PalaveevDo you want to be successful? Our years of experience at Moss Adams consulting to top advisors and gauging the entire industry through our exhaustive...
September 03, 2007
Is Moving To Fees The Boost Your Practice Needs?Back in 2002, Bryan Beatty was earning commissions on insurance products totaling about $500,000 annually.
September 02, 2007
Is Moving To Fees The Boost Your Practice Needs?Back in 2002, Bryan Beatty was earning commissions on insurance products totaling about $500,000 annually.
August 26, 2007
What Are You Really Worth?Historically, independent advisors have had a hard time bringing themselves to charge enough for financial advice. I think that's been a large part of the...
August 01, 2007
Will 12b-1 Fees Survive?Will the securities and Exchange Commission repeal 12b-1 fees? It depends on whom you ask, but SEC staff will recommend changes that Chairman Christopher Cox...
July 19, 2007
Fiduciary FirstThe pension plan of Rockford, Illinois-based Savant Capital Management, is the first in the U.S. to be certified by the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence (CEFEX), based in Toronto. The criteria for certification include "22 fiduciary practices that seek to increase long-term investment performance by diversifying the portfolio across multiple asset...
July 11, 2007
Getting the Price RightFor the first time in four years, advisors raised their asset management fees taking them back to 2004 levels, a dramatic reversal from the trend of the past three years in which advisors were providing more services and more attention without raising fees.
June 20, 2007
When Should I Deduct Fees?There is a lot to keep up with when you run your own advisory firm. Not that this is a surprise, but staying abreast of...