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Financial Advisor
January 2005
Tracey Longo |
How Fee-Based Programs Led 2004 Brokerage Profits Fee-based profitability is not lost on brokerage executives, who are ramping up programs designed to attract more planners to a fee-based business model and away from traditional commissions.   |
Registered Rep.
June 2, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: The Slowly Disappearing Commission Moving from a commission-based business to one based on fees, advocates argue, removes conflicts and puts advisors on the same side of the table as their clients. |
Registered Rep.
March 8, 2011
Diana Britton |
IBDs Dress Up Offerings For Hybrids Independent broker-dealers have lately been ramping up their efforts to attract hybrid advisors. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: Crunching the Numbers The industry has come a long way in embracing a fee-based business. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2003
Ross Tucker |
Fees? Sigh, Ho Hum Relatively few brokers are increasing their commitment to fee-based advisory practices, even in this everything-to-gain-from-change economic environment. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2008
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Set Me Free LPL Financial staked a bigger claim on the independent advisor market last month with the announcement that the broker-dealer will allow its advisors to do business under their own RIA. |
Investment Advisor
September 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth. So what does this mean for the independent broker/dealer industry? Will other firms soon reach the point at which fee revenue dominates? |
Investment Advisor
March 2006
Melanie Waddell |
The Playing Field: Here, There and Everywhere Dually registered advisors (advisors who are registered with both the SEC and the NASD, and are collecting both fees and commissions) have the best -- and worst -- of both worlds. However, a new study shows when implemented properly, the hybrid model can be very profitable. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Nick Georgis |
Taking The Hybrid Road As more advisors transition to independence these days, a growing number of them are choosing to adopt a hybrid business model that lets them conduct both commission-based brokerage business and fee-based advisory business. For many advisors, the hybrid road may offer the best of both worlds. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008
Callahan & Malo |
Hybrid Chic A trend toward hybrids in the financial services industry is emerging. Increasingly, firms, advisors and brokers are establishing practices that manage both commission -- and fee-based businesses. |
Financial Advisor
January 2006
Raymond Fazzi |
Declaration Of Independence More financial planners are leaving wirehouses to become fee-based RIAs. |
Registered Rep.
February 12, 2003
Ross Tucker |
Slow Growth in Fee-Based Business Relatively few brokers are increasing their commitment to fee-based advisory practices, a new report indicates. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Tracey Longo |
What Have You Done For Me Lately? The race is on among independent broker-dealers to recruit more top fee-based advisors. |
Investment Advisor
January 2008 |
The Compensation Food Chain Performance-based compensation is the future of investment advisor compensation. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2010
Paul Menchaca |
Plains Vision Surrounded by nothing but miles of farmland are the offices of Cambridge Investment Research, a pioneer of the hybrid advisory model. |
Registered Rep.
June 1, 2004
Kevin McKinley |
Fee-ling Good Tips for financial advisors on establishing and maintaining fee-based relationships the right way. |
Financial Advisor
March 2006
Nancy Lininger |
Letters to the Editor The New Advisory-World Order: Commissioned reps have lost clients over the years to discount brokers, day traders and now, the divine fee-only advisor. Firms embracing fees and commissions, and offering the most services and compensation options, will be reborn. |
Financial Advisor
May 2004
Raymond Fazzi |
Niche Players Provide More Choices For Advisors Many are trying hard to differentiate themselves---and are succeeding. |
Investment Advisor
June 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
Stretched For broker/dealers who are already stressed, dually registered advisors are a challenge being met in varied ways. |
Registered Rep.
June 3, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
Compensation Survey 2015: How Advisors Stack Up Advisors whose business mix leans more toward fees make almost twice as much as those who still lean heavily toward commissions, according to data collected in WealthManagement.com's compensation survey. |
Financial Advisor
November 2008
Gail Liberman |
War Breaks Out For Wirehouse Brokers The economic crisis on Wall Street, among many other things, is causing wirehouse brokers to reconsider the value proposition offered by the giant financial service firms. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The New Model: The Fee-Only Broker/Dealer Independent broker/dealers must tackle head-on the causes of their frustration if they wish to survive. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
This May Save the Mutual Fund Industry Finally, investment advisors are wising up. An ongoing change in how many financial advisors get paid is having broad implications for the business. |
Registered Rep.
February 23, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Fee-based Business Up, Pricing Down PriceMetrix Chief Executive Doug Trott has a message for fee-based advisors: think about charging more. |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Philip Palaveev |
The Case for Commissions Commission product uses fall into six primary categories. Read on to see what they are. |
Financial Advisor
November 2006
Tracey Longo |
Is The Price Right? When it comes to pricing, many financial advisors are nowhere near as efficient and profitable as they could be. |
Financial Advisor
August 2010
Raymond Fazzi |
Looking To Streamline Now that they've experienced the harsh consequences of poor business management, fee-based advisors are looking to their custodians and broker-dealers for all the help they can get. |
Financial Advisor
February 2007
David J. Drucker |
The Retirement Dilemma Will your aging client base kill your financial advisory business? |
Registered Rep.
July 27, 2011
Diana Britton |
LPL Posts Record Revenues, Asset Levels; Adds 100 Reps LPL Financial reported record revenues in the second quarter of $894 million, a 13.1 percent gain. |
Registered Rep.
March 31, 2015
Diana Britton |
How Advisors Are Paid The ascendancy of fee-based compensation in the independent broker/dealer space continues. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
The Myths of Our Age These days, the planning profession seems to be caught in a web of myths and half-truths, which make it difficult for us to talk about a lot of issues. Here are some common myths regarding the financial planning industry. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2012
Kristen French |
Due Diligence: "Fee-Based" is a Four Letter Word for Financial Advisor Clients Do you use the term "fee-based" with clients and prospects? If so, well, don't. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2013
Rachel F. Elson |
Commonwealth Financial's Big Fee-Based Bet Commonwealth Financial Network already stands out for its revenue mix. Now it has a new model for RIAs. |
Registered Rep.
December 5, 2011
Anne Field |
How to Bust Out to a Fee-Only Model In the two years since he's joined Moneta Group, Pat Howley has moved his business from 60 percent commission to 90 percent fees. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
David A. Geracioti |
What Advisors Look Like Now Here are selected highlights from a reader survey selected from wirehouses, independent broker/dealers, RIAs, financial planners, bank brokers and insurance reps that offers a pulse from this demographic on business trends. |
Financial Advisor
August 2012
Karen DeMasters |
The Great Migration Though they aren't moving as fast as they were a few years ago, advisors are still in play for independent broker-dealers. |
Registered Rep.
December 7, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Say on Pay: Registered Rep.'s 2011 Compensation Survey Financial advisors continue to expand their practices, work with more clients and receive ample compensation for their efforts. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Jack W. Callahan |
Embrace Change Advisors have to adapt their practices to accommodate retiring clients. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Tracey Longo |
A Better Way The key to Spire's success is that the hybrid firm offers advisors superior technology, complete freedom and top investment platforms, along with a registered investment advisor affiliation and a newly minted in-house broker-dealer |
Investment Advisor
September 2005
Mark Tibergien |
Formulas for Success: The Price of Everything... If you're not adding profit into what each financial advisory client costs, you're losing money. Advisors who use a combination of performance fees tied to assets and a retainer tied to more complex planning are able to consistently demonstrate their value. |
Registered Rep.
May 14, 2015
Megan Leonhardt |
LPL Incentivizes Hybrid RIAs to Bring Assets Over LPL Financial is offering its hybrid advisors up to $100,000 to shift their assets held elsewhere to LPL's advisory platforms, according to an internal communication sent to advisors Wednesday. |
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Maya Ivanova |
A Decade of Evolution Advisory practices make gains, but still face challenges |
Investment Advisor
September 2008
Eric Schwartz |
B/D or RIA? The Case for the Flexible B/D How independent broker/dealers and advisors can thrive by leveraging the trends of the future. |
Registered Rep.
December 8, 2015 |
2015 Broker Report Card: Paying Premium? The percentage of advisors' revenues derived from fee-based business ticked up again this year, for the sixth year running. |
Registered Rep.
September 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Existing Clients Want More Advice The good news for reps is that the world doesn't hate you. The bad news is that acquiring clients -- particularly affluent ones -- is getting a lot more tough. |
Registered Rep.
March 30, 2011
Matt Matrisian |
Bridging the Succession-Planning Gap Too many advisors need help planning their financial futures. Today, only about 18 percent of independent advisors have a well-defined business succession plan that is ready to implement. |
Registered Rep.
September 29, 2005
John Churchill |
Are You Charging Enough? With competition fierce -- and clients more informed than ever -- it's important to make sure that you are not selling yourself short. In fact, you may not be charging enough for your financial advisory services. |
Financial Advisor
November 2005
Tracey Longo |
All For Advisors Brokerage executives are doing their best to deliver the tools advisors need to move their business to the next level, while still remaining efficient. That includes streamlined technology, investment and rebalancing selections, outsourcing, practice management and business development assistance. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
David J. Drucker |
Virtual Made Easy Brent Hicks has created a business model that others want to adopt: For many advisors, the starting point isn't just having FocusPoint take over their back-office; it's making wholesale changes to their business plan. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Kathy Gevlin |
Advisor Pulse The happiest financial advisors really do put their clients first, asserts the first study of advisor satisfaction. |
