Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 20, 2023

In part, this is due to the many commission-based advisors whose compensation depends on the sale of insurance or investment products, where the price that a client pays is baked into the price of the product or is included in (often opaque) fees associated with buying, selling, and/or holding the investment. Read More.

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MainStreet Financial Planning

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

During recent conversations, I’ve come across several people unfamiliar with the concept of fee-only financial planning, let alone considering it as a feasible choice. Importantly, we do not accept sales commissions or any compensation beyond what is directly agreed upon with our clients.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 21, 2023

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. Fee-based advisors are where it can get complicated. What does it mean to be a fiduciary?

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 18, 2023

Below are the different types of financial advisors you can choose from based on their fee model: 1. Fee-only financial advisors Average cost: $200 to $400 an hour/ $1,000 to $3,000 per plan/ 1.18% to 0.59% of AUM Fee-only financial advisors are professionals who do not receive commissions from selling financial products.

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Nerd's Eye View

JULY 26, 2022

Amy is the owner of Rooted Planning Group, an independent RIA based in Corning, New York that oversees $67 million in assets under management for 175 client households.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Fee-only advisor – This is an advisor that does not charge commissions and hence is believed to be more aligned with the client’s best interests. Fee-only advisors are bound to the fiduciary standard. He never had more than five paraplanning clients at a time.

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Tobias Financial

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Because they both represent their clients’ wealth management needs, it can seem as though they are basically the same. In other words, they are obligated to recommend investment options they consider suitable for clients. . This means they are legally obligated to recommend investment options that are in their clients’ best interest.

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Harness Wealth

MAY 25, 2023

The primary fee structures are: Fee-only : Advisors only receive payment from their clients for the services they provide, not receiving any commissions or other incentives from product providers. Fee-based : This structure is a blend of fees and commissions. Financial Advisor FAQs 1.

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 28, 2022

Financial advisors provide financial planning or investment guidance to clients. They generally provide advice to help their clients pursue their financial goals. . Most common is charging a percentage of assets managed on behalf of a client. A portion of the fee is then paid to the financial advisor.

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International College of Financial Planning

AUGUST 2, 2021

The primary role of a financial advisor is to help clients with their financial goals based on their unique requirements and challenges. The ultimate desire for most Financial Advisors in India is to chalk out their path and work with their own set of clients. Brokerage Firms. Insurance Companies. Wealth Management Firms.

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 3, 2023

The 1 percent fee structure refers to the annual advisory fee charged by a financial advisor, typically calculated as a percentage of the Assets Under Advisory (AUA). This fee structure is common in the financial advisory industry and varies based on the size of the client’s portfolio.

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International College of Financial Planning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When choosing this, look for a planner with an active license, one who is accredited by a board or association, and one who has experience of working with clients of your profile. After all, if a client feels that a financial planner understands him, then he remains loyal to him. Are you looking for a financial advisor?

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eMoney Advisor

MAY 1, 2023

Also, the fact that many AAPI clients are first-generation Americans emphasizes the importance of cultural awareness for financial planners. It allows you to really see and hear your client by asking better questions about their life, and ultimately help them make the best decisions for their future.” ” Achieving the No.

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Sara Grillo

JULY 10, 2023

He asked for help and found a support community Right now Thomas is a fee-only fiduciary financial advisor. But when he started out, he was working for a broker-dealer firm that charged commissions. He stumbled across a man named Russ Ford who was a fee-only flat fee advisor, and he liked the message.

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Inside Information

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The leading tip of the spear was the first fee-only financial planners, who publicly and even defiantly sat on the same side of the table with their clients. The whole idea of turning financial customers into clients was invented in the fee-only financial planning world. After all, it already has.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

The fiduciary standard is important because it defined parameters for behaviors impacting the way that financial advisors treat their clients. A fiduciary provides advice and counsel that is solely in the best interest of the client. Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? This is where the confusion comes in.

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Inside Information

OCTOBER 29, 2023

I said that brokers and sales agents are essentially predators, wolves in sheep’s clothing, where the sheep are fiduciary advisors, and the clothing is, well, you know what it is: ‘fee-based’ and ‘best interest’ (instead of fee-only and fiduciary).

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We talk about what the value of a financial advisor is going to be in the future, what the current sources of confusion to the public are, and what that all means for how financial advisors are going to be able to charge their clients for service. Fee-only vs. fee-based. Fiduciary vs. ‘best interest.’. Was this helpful?

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Sara Grillo

JANUARY 9, 2023

Here’s the triumph of virtue that financial planning transparency will (FINALLY) bring to planners across the country and the benefits to clients that come along with it. Client advocacy. in all aspects of financial advice, with a special focus on Advice Only, Flat Fee, and Hourly service models. Let’s get into it, folks!

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Inside Information

MAY 30, 2023

I completely get why they would tell this to credulous writers; the public has increasingly shifted away from any taint of ‘sales’ in an advisor relationship, and the concept of hiring an advisor who puts their clients’ interests first (even if most people don’t understand the term ‘fiduciary’) is an attractant.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 10, 2024

One of my best clients who runs a business just hired another advisor to manage their 401k plan.” ” I’ve heard iterations of this: I’m a CPA and financial advisor, and my best tax return client just hired someone else to do their retirement planning. Question from a subscribe r: “I’m stunned.

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Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

I’m working with clients who used to work with him, and I can’t tell you how hard it has been to clean up the messes he’s made with their financial situations.”. I’m delivering high quality plans to my clients. I remember one letter (no email back them) where an advisor suggested that we ‘chill.’ “I I know that monkey,” he said. “He

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Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Then came Reg BI, in 2019, where the Commission decided that adopting a separate rule restricting these terms was ‘unnecessary.’. 202(a)(11)(c) of the Advisers Act,” the petition says, “the Commission can increase investor protection by (re-)asserting a distinction between product sales and stand-alone investment advice.”.

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Sara Grillo

JULY 18, 2022

Instead, he got his first job at a fee only RIA firm instead which worked out brilliantly for him! Try this route instead and go get yourself a nice Paraplanner or Client Service Associate role at an RIA firm. Client Service Associate. For those of you who are new to my blog/podcast, my name is Sara. Stay away from them.

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Sara Grillo

APRIL 11, 2022

We’re going to talk about how he provides high value as an hourly financial advisor by saving investors from the “Humpty Dumpty portfolio” and the lessons other advisors can learn about serving clients with simplicity, transparency, and integrity, whether they choose to adopt the hourly fee model or not.

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WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2021, American consumers lost over $5.8 You can check the company’s financial statement on the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) EDGAR filing platform. Additionally, each client receives comprehensive financial planning to ensure they are moving toward their financial goals.

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Inside Information

JUNE 28, 2023

This is really none of my business, but I can’t help saying that I hate the new policy at the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors regarding trail commissions. We will have to cheapen the hard, strong language that we’re accustomed to using when we recommend working with a fee-only planner.

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Sara Grillo

MAY 8, 2023

Listen to this if you are a financial advisors or consumer who wants to see through the crap and make better decisions about whether IUL is good for you (or your client) or NOT. We have seen scenarios where clients go into it expecting to earn 6-8% and the policy earns 3-4%. For those of you who are new to my blog, my name is Sara.

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Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Rostad is currently focused on what he sees as our best chance for meaningful reform: getting the Commission to revise the Form CRS disclosure so that it provides a clearer explanation of the different business models of broker-dealers/wirehouses, on the one hand, and fiduciary RIAs registered with the SEC on the other. “We

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Inside Information

JANUARY 31, 2022

The obvious next priority to put on the regulatory watch list is sales commissions. I think it’s self-evident that any product that has to pay people to recommend it is probably not competitive on its own merits.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. Should those with only insurance licenses that allow them to sell annuities and/or life insurance be held to the same “fiduciary standard” as Registered Investment Advisers (RIAs) with the SEC or state regulators?

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Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

JR: The advisors were as much the victims as their clients were, and the brokerage firm would say they were all inappropriate behavior, so they’re all disclosures. Option rate securities were… 0:14:54.9 So it’s very difficult to do that. It is kind of a case by case thing. I still have to argue in that regard.

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