Compensation and Fees
What leading financial advisors, experts and firms are saying about compensation and fees for registered representatives (both independent and employee) and registered investment advisors.
Gross Sues PIMCO: Seeking Justice or Revenge?
By Janet LevauxExperts share their views on what the Janus bond king hopes to accomplish with his legal maneuver.
September 28, 2015
FPA Board Names Shannon Pike 2016 President-Elect, 3 New Board MembersAt national conference, FPA says it also added three new knowledge circles focusing on women, tax planning and linking academic researchers and practitioners.
September 13, 2015
The Real Cost of Investment FeesPersonal Capital, an online advisory firm, just released a report showing how much money investors lose paying fees to financial institutions.
August 31, 2015
Flat Fees vs. AUM Recap: The Good, the Bad and the Really?Recapping the arguments for retainer fees or charging on an AUM business. What's best for clients, and advisors?
August 12, 2015
20 Best-Paid Fundraisers at U.S. CharitiesDonors frown on the practice, and fellow employees resent it. Nevertheless, many charities award bonuses to their fundraisers.
August 06, 2015
Camardas Appeal CFP Board Case to Right ‘Grave Wrongs’"The welfare of the profession, and of the client public are hanging in the balance, the Camardas say.
August 03, 2015
Fiduciary Best Practices, Part Deux: Bigger, Better, Maybe More Client-CenteredRecent activities in Congress and at the SEC to curtail a fiduciary standard for brokers indicate, at least to this writer, that any meaningful advances in investor protections will be driven by independent fiduciary advisors.
August 03, 2015
The End of the 401(k)?"Let's declare 2015 the year we officially recognize 401(k) plans as a failed experiment in retirement planning," Simply Money CEO Bachrach writes.