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.
Bank On It
By Mark TibergienI don't know about you, but it troubles me that advisors who would rather get an anesthesia-free root canal than work for a bank get...
November 17, 2003
Eyes on the Profit PrizeThis month's issue of Practice Edge is the last of a three-part series that closely examines the best practices of RIA firms as revealed through AdvisorBenchmarking.com's latest survey of 655 RIA firms.
November 04, 2003
NASD Warns Against Putting All Clients In Fee-Based ProgramsNU Online News Service, Nov. 4, 2003, 5:11 p.m. EST -- The National Association of Securities Dealers, New York, has put out a notice ...
November 01, 2003
Cynthia CongerCynthia Conger Arkansas Financial Group 225 E. Markham Street, Suite 275 Heritage Center East Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 501-376-9051 www.arfinancial.com [email protected] Year practice began: 1985 Number of advisors in office: 4 planners, 1 paraplanner,...
October 09, 2003
Clark Buys Southeastern Bank Benefits Consulting FirmNU Online News Service, Oct. 9, 2003, 11:51 a.m. EST -- The Clark Consulting unit of Clark Inc., Barrington, Ill., is buying Blackwood Planning ...
October 01, 2003
Career CounselingIf you're like most financial planners, whether you're a solo practitioner or have formed an ensemble, sooner or later you've realized that you could leverage...
September 18, 2003
Doctors Prescription Proliferation Hikes Workers Compensation CostByA surge in prescription activity by doctors is having a greater impact on the cost of treating injured workers than the price of drugs, ...
August 10, 2003
Survey: Investment Manager Pay In Insurance Firms Averages $168,000ByInvestment management professionals in insurance companies averaged $168,000 in total compensation in 2003. This was below the averages for those in mutual fund management ...