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

Nerd's Eye View

Amid estimates that nearly 40% of all financial advisors are likely to retire in the next 10 years, the need for a new generation of advisor talent is clear.

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Hiring Next-Gen Associate Advisors: A Guide To Recruiting, Training, And Retaining For Your RIA

Nerd's Eye View

But the obvious flaw with this ‘eat-what-you-kill’ model was that newer advisors overwhelmingly succeeded or failed – not by virtue of the quality of advice they gave to their clients, but by how effectively they could sell the financial products for which they were usually compensated via commission.

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#FA Success Ep 298: Navigating The Evolution From Broker-Dealer To RIA Platform Leadership, With Carolyn Armitage

Nerd's Eye View

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Carolyn grew her career to become a leader in the financial services industry and made her mark by becoming an established executor for major broker-dealers that wanted to shift away from solely commission-based models and add advisory models, the paths that Carolyn navigated at companies like H.D.

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#FASuccess Ep 397: Powering Growth To $1.2B Of AUM With An Intentional Focus On (Local) Acquisitions Of Retiring Advisors, With Jaime Benedetti

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Jaime, though, is how his firm has grown to more than $1 billion in AUM over the past 20 years in part by making a series of 6 acquisitions, typically buying mixed fee-and-commission practices from retiring advisors in his local area and converting them into ongoing recurring revenue financial planning clientele.

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Fee-Only vs. Commission-Based Information

Inside Information

You might be interested to know that Arkadios Capital recruited a former LPL team that manages $850 million in client assets. And by the way, LPL recruited Summit Planning Group away from Lincoln Financial. Whenever one broker-dealer recruits an office from another, we are told about it.

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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

An RIA firm’s financial advisors must follow the fiduciary standard which is believed to be the highest standard of care in the industry. 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. What is a financial paraplanner?

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Understanding the Role and Qualifications of a Financial Advisor

International College of Financial Planning

These professionals work independently or under the umbrella of financial institutions and are specialized in guiding clients through the intricacies of financial planning and investments. Their compensation often comes from (1) commissions on transactions based on advice provided or (2) fees for financial plan construction.