Before you agree to work with a financial advisor, you need to understand exactly how they’re compensated. If you’re afraid you’ll seem rude by asking, don’t worry: Your advisor is required to ...

Check back weekly for the next story, or find the pieces by following Salinger on LinkedIn. The fees collected by financial advisors can often start healthy, passionate debates within the profession, ...

When looking for a financial advisor, you’ll encounter various compensation arrangements, including fee-only advisors and fee-based advisors. Fee-only advisors and fee-based advisors sound very ...

In 11 years, a platform for fee-only fiduciary planners has attracted 2,200 financial advisors who operate boutique practices ...

Fee-only financial planners get paid by you directly; fee-based planners may also earn commissions on products they sell. Ask any advisor how they make money. Many, or all, of the products featured on ...

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As more financial advisors adopt different fees from the industry's traditional rate of 1% of assets, they're inventing new ways of confronting one of prospective clients' main concerns. "For ...

Within the financial advisory industry, there’s plenty of debate about whether the fee-only model is always best for clients. That’s a separate question from adhering to the fiduciary standard, which ...

Q: You always mention fee-only financial planners and I'm not sure about the true meaning. My husband and I have a financial planner who charges us $2,200 per year, but we got a summary of transaction ...

Question: “I really liked my financial adviser, he was good, but after a few years managing both my mom’s and my money, I realized that it was just too expensive for the value received, even at a fee ...

Skilled, vetted financial advisors can not only help their clients substantially grow their wealth—they can optimize numerous ...