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Best Robinhood Alternatives: 10 Online Brokers Like Robinhood

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Robinhood attracted these young stock market investors with an easy-to-use mobile app and commission-free trades. To sweeten the deal, Robinhood didn’t require account minimums, so even investors with limited capital could start investing. Instead, Public has a tipping option in the app, an optional commission structure.

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How to Invest in the S&P 500: What You Need to Know

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In fact, as of October 2019, they make up about 22% of the entire index! How to Invest in the S&P 500. There are many ways to invest in the S&P 500. With M1 Finance , you can easily create your own index fund and invest in the S&P 500 with no management fees or commissions.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

If their sole method of compensation is a product, and/or they are taking commissions, then in reality it is less likely they are embracing all the values that the standard requires. Commissions are opaque. She was awarded a JD in September 2018 and passed the California Bar Exam in February 2019. Insurance is opaque.

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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

Early on in his entrepreneurial journey, Scott saw firsthand the inherent flaws and conflicts of interest in the traditional sales and product driven approach, as several family members had lost a significant portion of their hard-earned life savings to high-cost, commission-based investment products and inappropriate advice.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

Securities and Exchange Commission. Staff of the Investment Adviser Regulation Office. Division of Investment Management. Regulation of Investment Advisers by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 2019, July 30). CFP® Professional Demographics. 2013, March). Zweig, Jason, and Fuller, Andrea.

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

The CFP Board promotes a faux fiduciary standard that does not require its members to disclose potential conflicts of interest in writing and that does not require them disclose the percentage or amount of commission its members may receive from the sale of insurance products with opaque commissions. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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