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Average Fees for Financial Advisors in 2023

Harness Wealth

Besides the fees paid by clients, fee-based advisors may also receive commissions on certain financial products they sell. These average costs should help guide you in selecting the right financial advisory services that fit both your financial goals and budget. CFP Exam: Successful completion of the CFP exam.

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Fiduciary Advocate

Inside Information

“If we could actually focus on plain language,” he says, “and say: this is what the business and the practices of broker-dealers are, and this is what the business and practices of investment advisors are , then I believe investors would understand it perfectly well. Name change? Acknowledging reality.

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Why an Investment Fiduciary Won’t Always Meet Your Best Interests

Envision Wealth Planning

You may have read that many “so-called” financial advisors do not work in the best interest of their clients (as a fiduciary does). In this case, advisors are employed by a company, whose interests they are paid to uphold. Making things worse, many people simply refer to any financial professional as a financial advisor.

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

Sara Grillo

Mettler is a CFP® certificant (INSERT LINK WHEN AVAIL) and he says that even the CFP Board passed a fiduciary guideline. Macchia chimes in, saying he finds it ironic that the first module in the CFP program is risk management, which he interprets to be about insurance. They told him to read the FAQs (lol)! About Gary Mettler.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

In Part Two of our two part series on the CFP Board, the heated debate continues. We’ll discuss these questions: The CFP Board has specifically stated that it wants the CFP® mark to be a requirement for anyone who practices financial planning. What do you believe the CFP Board’s role should be in the future?

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