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.
The Price Is Right (Or Is It?)
By Maya IvanovaAs market conditions have become more challenging, investment advisors have slowly, yet steadily moved toward a planning or project fee compensation emphasis as opposed to...
February 01, 2007
Lawmakers Offer Hope For Non-Qual Deferred CompMembers of the Senate Finance Committee say Congress probably will change the non-qualified deferred compensation plan provisions now in the Senate version of H.R. 2.The ...
February 01, 2007
Do the Right ThingMore companies are doing well for themselves by doing what's best for shareholders. After the well-publicized excesses of the 1990s, corporate governance has become a key...
January 18, 2007
AALU Executive Reacts To Senate Deferred Comp ProposalThe Association for Advanced Life Underwriting is lobbying against the non-qualified deferred compensation provisions that were added Wednesday to the Senate Finance Committee's version of ...
January 18, 2007
AALU Executive Reacts To Senate Deferred Comp ProposalThe Association for Advanced Life Underwriting is lobbying against the non-qualified deferred compensation provisions that were added Wednesday to the Senate Finance Committee's version of ...
January 01, 2007
When Selling Your Practice . . .Advisors are smart about many financial matters, but when it comes to selling their own firm, many are surprised about how much more there is...
December 07, 2006
What Matters in Selling Your PracticeAdvisors are smart about many financial matters, but when it comes to selling their own firm, many are surprised about how much more there is to know. There was sage advice at the Investment Advisor/Moss Adams Summit in Las Vegas on December 1, from long-time Investment Advisor columnist (and former...
November 08, 2006
The True Value of PricingPricing pressure continues to increase for advisory services. No matter how lean the operation, there is always the temptation to increase overhead since many times it can provide a quick fix for the client base's current wants and needs. But with increased overhead comes increased cost, and if you pass...