Fee-based compensation

Non-discretionary accounts may comprise the bulk of a client’s net worth, but are traditionally out of an advisor’s sphere of influence.

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

We give advice based on the intel we have, but not all clients are as up front as we are.

The change is needed to better align the interests of RIAs and the custodians that serve them.

Six fiduciary groups call on advisors press SEC to clarify the differences between advisory and brokerage business models.

Drop that Excel spreadsheet. Here’s why your business plan should fit on just one page ... in Word.

Firms of all sizes have helped push fee-based business above commissions as the industry undergoes a transformation.

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

Fiduciary advocates lament the absence of the term from the SEC's rule, which they say fails to move beyond FINRA’s existing suitability standard, while the brokerage sector sees the proposal as a welcome jump in oversight.

The No. 7 IBD has unveiled five new internal classifications for practices in an effort, it says, to boost the customization of its services for advisors.

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.

Five members of the network will receive the scholarship each cycle.

The industry research organization LIMRA sees reasons for optimism despite flat overall sales figures in the first quarter.

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.

A fee-only insurance advisor shared the tricks of the trade to a room full of skeptical NAPFA advisors.

Knowing how to price your services may seem like a dark art, but a few simple calculations yield revealing answers.

As sales of LTC insurance plummet, combination products — annuities with LTC riders — are picking up some of the slack, serving as a useful alternative for some clients.

Is hourly and standalone planning misguided? This advisor says yes.