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.
Advisory Industry Wants More Exams (and Will Pay for Them, Too)
By Melanie WaddellOn IAA's annual lobbying day, the industry has a very unusual message" for Congress, TD Ameritrade's Skip Schweiss told ThinkAdvisor.
May 21, 2014
Commissions vs. fees: What’s best for clients?If you want to start a heated debate among financial advisors, ask which compensation model best serves clients: commissions or fees?
May 21, 2014
Commissions vs. fees: What’s best for clients?If you want to start a heated debate among financial advisors, ask which compensation model best serves clients: commissions or fees?
May 20, 2014
Raymond James CEO Defends Fee Changes, Not Looking to Do Something ‘Cool’CEO Paul Reilly also explains "schizophrenic" approach to mortgage products at Raymond James conference.
May 06, 2014
Top 10 Best-Paid Fundraisers at Nonprofit OrganizationsUpward of two dozen fundraisers at nonprofits earned more than $500,000, and two earned more than $1 million in 2011, The Chronicle of Philanthropy found.
April 29, 2014
District courts get more discretion — and more scrutinyThe Supreme Court's Highmark ruling may limit the effects of its Octane ruling.
April 29, 2014
District courts get more discretion — and more scrutinyThe Supreme Court's Highmark ruling may limit the effects of its Octane ruling.
April 29, 2014
Flat Fees or AUM, the Final Chapter (Maybe): The Retired ClientElliot Weir advances the discussion on which is better for advisors and clients: AUM fees or flat fees. With an assist from Michael Kitces.