Sara Grillo

JUNE 2, 2022

Or, advisors who hustle and sell aggressively, push products to meet sales quotas, all the while neglecting their clients that they already “sold” – those are the people who may rank high by this metric. What about ethics? The others – AUM and revenue/production, as with Barron’s, can be more of an indicator of sales skill.

Financial Advisor 69

Financial Advisor Clients Ethics Numbers 69

Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Are commissions bad? Salaske says he has a big problem with insurance and annuity sales when large RIA firms will claim not to sell insurance or sell annuities, and then in their 50 page ADV you see that their independent representatives will sell insurance in their individual capacities (whatever that means!). Are commissions bad?

Insurance 59

Insurance Retirement Financial Advisor License 59

International College of Financial Planning

JULY 10, 2023

Their tasks include regularly reviewing the credit histories of existing and potential customers to assess their creditworthiness and ensure their contributions to the company’s sales. Successful investment advisors also have the potential to make substantial commissions and bonuses based on their client’s investment performance.

Financial Advisor 52

Financial Advisor Certified Financial Planner Financial Planner Investing 52

Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The interesting thing about the journalism ‘profession’ (it’s really more of an avocation) is that we aren’t bound by any formal ethical rules or guidelines. They are, in my view, exactly like commissioned salespeople who pretend to be professionals and fiduciaries; what they offer is tainted by conflicts, usually undisclosed, often damaging.

Advertising 40

Advertising Commission Ethics Financial Planning 40

The Big Picture

JUNE 11, 2024

And I also think that there is something to be said for, and I think it sounds cliche, but it is not just Thiswe Midwest ethics, Midwest work ethic and, and kind of the attitude, this bias towards integrity. They have, they’re duly registered and they’re, they’re making money on commission. Do you enjoy sales?

Planning 162

Planning Clients Investing Investments 162

Sara Grillo

JUNE 12, 2023

BARRY FLAGG OR STEVEN ZEIGER: So I often hear insurance professionals who are more on the sales person side of insurance professional than the fiduciary orientation of insurance profession, I often hear them say, I know how to properly structure a policy, I structure it properly, others don’t.

Insurance 59

Insurance Clients Financial Advisor Math 59

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Wright: Yes, So yes, is the quick answer, the more convoluted answer would be that we should control internally… We’re a fraternity of ethics and competency testing that should be different from the SEC. Salaske: Right, now.

CFP 59

CFP Financial Advisor Financial Planner Ethics 59

Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Get ready for a ride as we examine it from all angles: regulatory, ethically, intellectually, etc. If we are comparing them to the Utopian idea of what a fraternity of ethics and competence testing should be, then we should find a way to implement it because daydreaming about what it ought to be is less useful.

CFP 80

CFP Financial Planner Ethics Financial Planning 80

Good Financial Cents

APRIL 19, 2023

Once the course is complete, I do some continued marketing and client support which amounts to just a few hours per week, while sales roll in month after month. Roofstock is a marketplace of turnkey single-family homes for sale. Most brokerages no longer charge trading commissions which is a huge saving for us!

Accounting 105

Accounting Investments Investing Media 105

The Big Picture

APRIL 8, 2024

And so he set me off in a direction that was practical and at that point, commission business that he generated was ginormous, I’m sure. We have a, a survey we do at the end of the year of Christmas tree sale. How do you measure GDP two weeks or three weeks after the quarter ends or retail sales eight days after the month ends.

Economy 147

Economy Clients Banking Economics 147

The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

And in the, in the case of the we that we did some experiments where we show people the consumer good and in one condition, the first part of the experiment we say, you don’t have to actually buy this, but just tell us, you know, if it was on sale for this price, like yes, no strong. Yes, we guess. Of an event in the lab.

Economics 162

Economics Math Numbers Marketing 162

Aleph

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

FD: + $MU Feb 10, 2023 Clif Bar CEO, Other Executives To Exit In Wake Of Its Nearly $3 Billion Sale To Mondelez [link] When I read this, I think $MDLZ is losing out because of all of the leaders not staying with what they have acquired. link] If you can write something like this without mentioning war, plague, famine, expropriation, etc.,

Banking 59

Banking Government Economics Taxes 59