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What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. Fee-Only financial advisors, on the other hand, do not receive commissions and are compensated through a fee-for-service model.

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What type of financial advisor is right for you? Questions you should ask.

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor ? Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. This fee covers not only investment management, but also financial planning.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3

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The Benefits of a Diversified Investment Portfolio

International College of Financial Planning

Some of the personal financial advisors get registered as RIA (Registered Investment Advisor) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India and operate on a Fee-only model. Until not long ago, Sebi, the watchdog for markets, gave the nod to the CFP certification for the revered Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) role.)

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. Do advisors breach fiduciary duty when they fail to recommend annuities? Mettler is a CFP® certificant (INSERT LINK WHEN AVAIL) and he says that even the CFP Board passed a fiduciary guideline.