Nerd's Eye View

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

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.

Financial Planner 246

Financial Planner Compliance Fee Only Communication 246

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 17, 2023

Fee-Only financial advisors and firms receive no sales-related compensation or incentives. They are compensated only by the fee the client pays. The amount of commission that a financial advisor receives can vary depending on the financial products they are selling and the company they are working for.

Fee Only 52

Fee Only Financial Advisor Certified Financial Planner Commission 52

Sara Grillo

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Fee-only advisor – This is an advisor that does not charge commissions and hence is believed to be more aligned with the client’s best interests. Fee-only advisors are bound to the fiduciary standard. He knew before graduating fee-only was the path for him, his conscience, and his personality.

Insurance 98

Insurance Financial Planner Fee Only Financial Advisor 98

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

APRIL 21, 2023

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?

Certified Financial Planner 52

Certified Financial Planner Financial Advisor Fee Only Financial Planner 52

Inside Information

MAY 30, 2023

Another uncomfortable fact is that these BDs have enormous compliance departments which supervise all of the communications put out by the reps and their offices—which is required by FINRA. The compliance people have to pre-approve their communications. Sales are important, but the BD executives won’t be talking about that.

Communication 40

Communication Sales Insurance Compliance 40

Sara Grillo

JANUARY 9, 2023

Specific examples: Educating financial advisors of all business models (AUM, fee only, commission, etc.) Executing outreach to college students to encourage them to avoid predatory wirehouse and insurance training programs and pursue fee-only paraplanning jobs instead. Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies.

Financial Planning 52

Financial Planning Planning Financial Planner CFP 52

Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Rostad is currently focused on what he sees as our best chance for meaningful reform: getting the Commission to revise the Form CRS disclosure so that it provides a clearer explanation of the different business models of broker-dealers/wirehouses, on the one hand, and fiduciary RIAs registered with the SEC on the other.

CFP 40

CFP Commission Investments Investing 40