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CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?

Nerd's Eye View

But these positions are often tenuous for new advisors, with extremely high failure rates, driven in large part by compensation that is reliant primarily on commissions from product sales.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (March 25-26)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: Top Democratic Senators are urging the Treasury Department to crack down on a range of estate planning strategies for high-net-worth individuals, including GRATs and IDGTs Amid fallout from recent bank failures, both Republicans and Democrats are considering whether current FDIC insurance limits should be increased (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 14–September 15)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the SEC this week fined 4 RIAs for violations of its marketing rule related to their claims that they offered 'conflict-free' financial advice.

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The Stock Market Never Changes

A Wealth of Common Sense

Commissions still averaged 40 cents a share. Messengers with huge black boxes on wheels, filled with stock and bond certificates, scurried from broker to broker tr. One of my favorite parts of the book is where Ellis looks at how Wall Street has changed in the past 50 years: MBAs were uncommon. PhDs were never seen.

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10 Best Investment Companies in 2023

Good Financial Cents

Schwab Minimum initial investment: $0 Commissions & fees: $0 for stocks, options, and ETFs; over 4,000 commission-free mutual funds. Ally Invest Minimum initial investment: $0 Commissions & fees: Commission-free trades of stocks, ETFs, and options (plus a $0.50 Get Started with Vanguard 4.

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21 High Paying Medical Jobs Without A Degree To Explore

Clever Girl Finance

Educational requirements: High school diploma or your GED and a patient care technician certificate. Educational requirements: High school diploma or GED, nursing assistant training approved by the National League for Nursing Accredited Commission , and passing the Certified Nursing Assistant exam.

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The 16 Best Jobs For Moms With No Degree

Clever Girl Finance

Many sales associates work on a combination of a wage and a commission, which means that if you’re good at what you do, then you can really bring home the big bucks! Requirements: Strong communication skills Some employers may require sales associate certifications 4.