Commission-based compensation

The policy had been under review after a federal appeals court vacated the fiduciary rule earlier this year.

The firms with the highest percentage growth year-over-year are cutting their head counts and fueling the record level of M&A deals.

The firm plans to expand access to its line of low-cost funds to roughly 1,800, including those from BlackRock, Schwab and SSgA.

There’s no playbook, but there is common sense, says XY Planning co-founder Alan Moore.

Shifts in the annual ranking of the nation's independent broker-dealers show how pressure on IBDs is intensifying.

This interactive tool provides the full collection of data from Financial Planning's 33rd annual study of the largest firms in the space.

How can the industry find organic growth again? And where will the next generation of advisors come from? Bill Willis tackles both challenges, and discusses how they will affect compensation, as we elaborate on the issues discussed at our Recruiters Roundtable.

Financial advice sometimes is — and isn’t — deductible.

IBDs and regional firms are making the biggest changes, but RIAs have room for growth as well.

The regulator charged the firm and its owner with fraud in a case centered on commissions and 12b-1 fees.

The rule has cost the firm tens of millions of dollars in compliance and lost revenue.

Only about 5% still charge them, according to a Financial Planning study.

Firms still rely heavily on commission income despite drops last year.

Commissions-based compensation models are losing ground to fee-based ones. But for broker-dealers, the switch isn’t something to be entered into lightly, Michael Kitces writes.

Commission-based investors want to keep their accounts, regardless of the fiduciary rule.

CFP candidates should consider a well-rounded college or graduate school education in professional sales.

The adviser reversed course after Merrill Lynch unveiled plans to phase out commission-based retirement accounts as part of its plan to comply with the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule.

Though some say the rule's future is in doubt, the firm is going ahead with sweeping changes it hopes will make its advisers more competitive.

That's just one solution among several that will help prepare your firm for success now and in the future, columnist Bob Veres says.

A $650M firm serving HNW clients wanted help "navigating regulatory change."