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.
Banks push reverse mortgages for boomers
By Staff WriterAccording to the Wall Street Journal, reverse mortgages are one part of the mortgage market that aren't drowning in the subprime sea. Reverse mortgages can...
March 01, 2008
Words of WisdomLike many baby boomer financial advisors today, a number of my clients are approaching what you might call retirement age. Of course, these days, that...
February 01, 2008
More Than WordsLarge organizations consist of many layers, from the CEO and the board of directors down to the client-facing advisor. Just like the game of telephone...
February 01, 2008
Constructive EngagementIt's a well known that investors love steady returns and hate surprises. With more media scrutiny of Wall Street than ever and news reaching investors...
January 01, 2008
People Who Need PeopleIf there was any question that Mark Tibergien might go corporate, his prepared and off-the-cuff comments delivered at the second annual Investment Advisor-Moss Adams Advisor...
December 14, 2007
Proposed Plan Regs Require Glimpse Inside The BundlesThe Employee Benefits Security Administration wants providers of bundled benefit plan services to give plan fiduciaries specific information about some vendors' compensation.EBSA, an arm of ...
December 12, 2007
Make It Big by Getting It RightWhen speaking about the optimal size of a financial firm, many industry experts seem to prefer a "super-size" strategy--as if more is not only more, but better. So is it rational to assume that the more an advisory practice is growing, the stronger and more profitable the business? Not necessarily....
December 11, 2007
Benefits Alliances: Sedgwick CMS, RollOver SystemsUnitedHealth Group Inc. has agreed to work with Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc. to help large employers link health care, disability, workers' compensation and leave ...