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What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. Fee-Only financial advisors, on the other hand, do not receive commissions and are compensated through a fee-for-service model.

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What type of financial advisor is right for you? Questions you should ask.

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

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. This fee covers not only investment management, but also financial planning.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

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 2010, August 1).

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What is the cost of a financial advisor?

WiserAdvisor

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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Fiduciary Papers #14: It’s Time to End Commissions and Revenue Sharing

Ron A. Rhodes

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…

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6 Tips to Avoid Financial Fraud and Guard Your Investments

WiserAdvisor

Alternatively, if you want to avoid dealing with agents and brokers who could likely persuade you to make a biased financial decision, use the WiserAdvisor’s Advisor Match Tool to find a fee-only professional financial advisor who is governed by a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest at all times.

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How the SEC Has Strayed From Its Mission

Inside Information

It says that the fiduciary duty covering investment advisors would apply to the entire advisor-client engagement, and arise as a matter of law whenever an investor gives an RIA his/her trust and confidence. Does any of this sound familiar about today’s marketplace?).