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Genuine Advisory vs Product Selling

Truemind Capital

Too many products: If your portfolio has more than 20 products in varied proportions, then there is a high likelihood that your advisor is selling you new and new products that pay higher commissions than the existing ones. Usually, equity products offer higher commissions than debt which offer higher commissions than Gold.

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Fee-Only vs. Commission-Based Information

Inside Information

My subscription service is paid for by the user, just like fee-only advisors are paid by their clients. Their incentives and model are similar to commission-based advisors, whose service inevitably revolves around products that may or may not be in the best interests of their customers.

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The Ultimate Mindset and Script to Seamlessly Transition to Fee-Based Fee-Only

Leading Advisor

Banning commissions related to financial products and services has been on the horizon for decades, and Fee-Based Fee-Only is inevitable. The Challenge with Transitioning from… The post The Ultimate Mindset and Script to Seamlessly Transition to Fee-Based Fee-Only appeared first on Leading Advisor - Simon Reilly.

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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

In this blog, I interview paraplanning professionals to get their take on what the role is, what it pays, and what it potential is for someone who wants to get a job as a financial paraplanner, possibly as a stepping stone to other wealth management jobs. For those of you who are new to my blog/podcast, my name is Sara.

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Do you want an honest opinion or flattery?

Truemind Capital

We met a prospective client a few days ago and enlightened him about our 0% commission, conflict-free advisory model. The bank (and many wealth management firms) earns commissions when investors buy its products. We explained how commissions create a conflict of interest. appeared first on Investment Blog.

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Let a million RIAs bloom

Truemind Capital

The best way to solve this problem is by increasing the number of fee-only SEBI Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) who by design think in the interest of clients. By regulation, RIAs can’t earn from commissions received from product companies.

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What type of financial advisor is right for you? Questions you should ask.

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor ? Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. Fee-based advisors are where it can get complicated. What does it mean to be a fiduciary?