Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 21, 2023

Fee-Only financial advisors are most often compensated as a percentage of assets (AUM), though also may be paid hourly, as a retainer, or as a flat fee, depending upon the planner you choose. This can include mutual funds, insurance policies, annuities, and other financial products. What does it mean to be a fiduciary?

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Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Consulting with an advisor can help you optimize your financial plan along with identifying the impact of potential future tax changes. Conduct Thorough Research The financial industry is highly regulated, and individuals and firms that provide wealth management services must meet specific qualifications and standards.

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Good Financial Cents

JUNE 11, 2023

You see, financial advisors that focus primarily on wealth management can be costly to keep around. They charge either a percentage of assets managed or a flat hourly rate that can run as high as several hundred dollars per hour, plus trading commissions and administrative fees. This is huge! And, that’s it.

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WiserAdvisor

AUGUST 18, 2023

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. Instead, they charge fees directly to their clients for the services they provide.

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Fortune Financial

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Consulting with an advisor can help you optimize your financial plan along with identifying the impact of potential future tax changes. Conduct Thorough Research The financial industry is highly regulated, and individuals and firms that provide wealth management services must meet specific qualifications and standards.

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Sara Grillo

AUGUST 14, 2023

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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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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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

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. Do advisors breach fiduciary duty when they fail to recommend annuities? Are commissions bad? Are commissions bad? Sara’s upshot.

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