Fee-based compensation

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The good, the bad and the downright inexplicable in the suggested changes.

As advisors grow their firms into bona fide businesses, they may sour on the profession —unless they scale back, Michael Kitces writes.

Investors are increasingly focused on fees, and the problem for Wall Street is that there’s nothing it can do that Vanguard can’t do more cheaply.

What do they bring to the table? Lobbying clout, alternative fee structures and technical expertise are just part of the equation.

Parker’s candid responses to Financial Planning’s rapid-fire queries on new digital tools, sexual harassment, Social Security planning, deal-making, how (not) to talk to clients about the stock market run-up and more.

Headcount is down by 200 compared to a year-ago.

Transparency is the key to a good long-term client relationship. That’s why advisors should publish fees and minimums on their websites.

Some of the biggest changes come when industries collide.

It’s been a busy first year for the firm’s new chief. Jamie Price responds candidly to Financial Planning’s rapid-fire queries.

The impact of commoditization, fee compression and consolidation on RIAs in 2018 cannot be understated.

Firms with over $250 million in AUM are unbundling more service offerings, a new study shows.

Comparing trading prices alone may not be enough.

Investing fees have fallen for the past few years and there may be no end in sight.

Wholesalers have taken a new tack for a group leery of sales calls, regulation and litigation.

If an acquisitive advisory firm doesn’t perform due diligence on the seller’s fee structure, headaches are guaranteed, Michael Kitces writes.

The firm aims to maximize its value to advisors, but observers caution that it faces big challenges.

A Michigan CFP is deluged after a Trump aide with the same name pleads guilty as part of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.