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. This fee covers not only investment management, but also financial planning.

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Truemind Capital

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

. – Hidden costs & agenda : There may be hidden costs in terms of commissions or kickbacks that are not explicitly disclosed while making the sale of any product. Thus, there is a clear conflict of interest as what you hear for “free” is a sales pitch and not genuine advice. Do you still want free advice?

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Carson Wealth

AUGUST 28, 2022

Financial advisors’ business models usually fall into one of the following five categories. Each business model makes money differently, and in turn pays financial advisors differently: . Investment advisor representatives of a larger investment advisory firm . Investment Advisor Representatives .

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Darrow Wealth Management

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Video: Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) Explained QSBS tax benefits: excluding capital gains taxes If you have Section 1202 shares, the gain you’re able to exclude from federal long term capital gains tax at sale depends on your gain and the date the stock was acquired. Each taxpayer will have their own $10M/10x limits).

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Inside Information

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This first petition also touches on dually-registered individuals, recommending that, if they hold themselves out as advisors, they be required to disclose precisely when their work as an advisor ends and their efforts to effect a sale begins—something that is far from clear in current client engagements.

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Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

MARCH 15, 2023

The ability also to carry forward losses to future years may also help offset future capital gains, whether they be in a stock portfolio or in another asset class, such as private equity, real estate, or a sale of a business entity. He is a fee-only, fiduciary financial advisor who works with clients locally in Madison and around the country.

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WiserAdvisor

MAY 31, 2022

The objective is to thoroughly understand the background of the broker or investment advisor from whom you intend to buy a product or engage in a business. Moreover, indicating a shortage or situation of fast-sale could intimidate you into making a hasty decision. It could be a red flag.

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Sara Grillo

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Yet the investment and insurance communities seem to be on two different sides of the fence when it comes to a solution. Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. With annuities now being able to be offered in 401k plans, the playing field has changed.

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Inside Information

JULY 31, 2022

Yes, there are regulatory requirements to register as an investment advisor. A lot of us are still angry at the decision to take down compensation data on advisors who were listed on the organization’s website, rather than confront the fact that thousands of brokers and asset-gatherers had slyly listed themselves as ‘fee-only.’

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Inside Information

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Rostad doesn’t believe investors are too stupid to understand the difference. “If we could actually focus on plain language,” he says, “and say: this is what the business and the practices of broker-dealers are, and this is what the business and practices of investment advisors are , then I believe investors would understand it perfectly well.

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Sara Grillo

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

I do believe it should be different regulated differently from portfolio management, which is the typical definition of the registered investment advisor, but that it shouldn’t be the CFP Board that is controlling the regulatory environment for financial planners. Salaske: What is an investment advisor?

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The Big Picture

APRIL 25, 2023

So, Brian is not a stranger to me, and we have some shared financial interests, but the reason I wanted to bring him in here is there are few people in the industry who have a better perch by which to look at the world of registered investment advisors, broker-dealers, all of the changes that are taking place in the space.

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Inside Information

AUGUST 29, 2021

When brokerage firms argued that they functioned just like fee-only advisors, Roper suggested that their reps be required to register with the SEC and be regulated similarly. . Could the SEC require the brokerage firms to revise their incentive structures to be more in alignment with fee-only planners?

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