Ron A. Rhodes
DECEMBER 13, 2023
It is possible that all commission-based compensation involving the sale of investment products, life insurance products, and annuities could be eliminated. And it would be right and just to do…
WiserAdvisor
JUNE 12, 2022
For example, some advisors are paid via commissions on the sale of financial products like stocks, mutual funds, policies, etc. A commission-based financial advisor earns a commission based on the financial products they sell. Ensure that the financial advisor is bound by fiduciary duty.
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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
APRIL 17, 2023
Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. In contrast, a commission-based financial advisor receives commissions or other forms of compensation from financial product providers for recommending and selling their products. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays.
Sara Grillo
AUGUST 14, 2023
The standard, however, is often used haphazardly, invoked as a sales tool by dual-registered advisors who want to virtue signal, only to be abandoned in a legal context by those same advisors who backpedal into being “just a salesperson.” The word “fiduciary” is not a marketing term, not just something you throw out there to virtue signal.
Walkner Condon Financial Advisors
APRIL 21, 2023
Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. In contrast, a commission-based financial advisor receives commissions or other forms of compensation from financial product providers for recommending and selling their products. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays.
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.
Good Financial Cents
JUNE 11, 2023
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. They are salespeople paid to push products, earning commissions and kickbacks when they do. In stark contrast, Personal Capital is an investment advisor.
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