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. To shed light on this, I want to articulate the distinctive approach we use at MainStreet Financial Planning.

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Nerd's Eye View

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Traditionally, investment planning has been at the forefront of how financial advisors add value for their clients. But, with the rise of index funds and the commoditization of investment advice, generating sufficient investment ‘alpha’ to justify a fee has become more challenging for advisors.

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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.

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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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Sara Grillo

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the move to transparency in financial planning takes hold, regulations are changing in Colorado and other states. 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.

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Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

An RIA firm’s financial advisors must follow the fiduciary standard which is believed to be the highest standard of care in the industry. 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.

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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.

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 28, 2022

Financial advisors provide financial planning or investment guidance to clients. Financial advisors may work for themselves, with small firms or large organizations. They generally provide advice to help their clients pursue their financial goals. . IARs can also charge different types of fees.

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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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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

AUGUST 2, 2021

Accounting & Tax Planning Firms. 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.

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Inside Information

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

You never hear anyone talk (or write) about this, but it’s really stunning how often the financial planning profession has been, and is, ahead of the curve in the evolution of our social environment. The whole idea of turning financial customers into clients was invented in the fee-only financial planning world.

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Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

If you’re as old as Methuselah, like I am, you might remember a pivotal moment in the evolution of the planning profession, when Forbes magazine noticed that brokers, life insurance and tax shelter salespeople were starting to call themselves ‘financial planners.’ Pandemonium! I know that monkey,” he said. “He

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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. I am a CFA® charterholder and I used to be a financial advisor.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? 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.

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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.’. The second petition asks the SEC to stop pretending that giving financial/investment advice is “solely incidental” to the current wirehouse business model.

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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.

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Sara Grillo

JULY 18, 2022

His smart career decisions after university allowed him to avoid the being tortured and exploited in a wirehouse, bank, and insurance company financial advisor program. Instead, he got his first job at a fee only RIA firm instead which worked out brilliantly for him! Client Service Associate. Stay away from them.

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WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

Most often, until someone has been a victim of financial fraud, they fail to recognize the growing intensity of these crimes. 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.

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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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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. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. The issues lie in how IUL policies are shown to clients, in the illustrations.

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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.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Financial advisors have many options at their hands to solve it, from financial planning and investment management services to fixed products such as annuities. With annuities now being able to be offered in 401k plans, the playing field has changed. Are commissions bad? Grillo believes annuities are oversold.

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

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. The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. What is your opinion? Robert will be on the “for” team.

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