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Adviser links: forces you cannot control

Abnormal Returns

Podcasts Michael Kitces talks with Ted Jenkin who is the consultant of JTPD Partners, a firm that helps financial advisors gather offers, negotiate, and ultimately sell their advisory firms. riabiz.com) DPL Financial Partners is seeing growth in commission-free annuity sales.

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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Hybrid firms can switch between their status as a registered investment advisor and brokerage, which can be problematic for individuals seeking unbiased financial advice. Benefits of working with an independent fiduciary advisor Independence is important when seeking financial advice.

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

Any financial advisor who is registered as an advisor with a regulator has to fill out this form for initial approval by either a state or a Federal (the United States Securities and Exchange Commission) regulator. What if you can’t find the financial advisor’s Form ADV? Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Is it Wise to Put All Your Money With One Financial Advisor?

WiserAdvisor

There is a tendency to look at engaging the services of a financial advisor as an expense when it really is an investment for securing your financial future. The advisors can be differentiated based on the fee structure they use to charge fees such as fee-only, commission-only, hourly-fee, monthly fee, etc.

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Yes, it is possible to scale an hourly financial planning firm!

Sara Grillo

Mark Berg of Timothy Financial has a great story about how he scaled his hourly financial planning firm, grow it to a multiple-advisor company. I am a CFA charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. He doesnt agree with the myth that hourly financial planning is a poverty business. Check it out!

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Average Fees for Financial Advisors in 2023

Harness Wealth

The primary fee structures are: Fee-only : Advisors only receive payment from their clients for the services they provide, not receiving any commissions or other incentives from product providers. Fee-based : This structure is a blend of fees and commissions. Hourly Fee Fee charged per hour of advice. Between 0.5%

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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

I have a weekly newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.” I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. What is a financial paraplanner? So please subscribe! And I wanted to define some key terms first.