When looking for a financial advisor, you’ll encounter various compensation arrangements, including fee-only advisors and fee-based advisors. Fee-only advisors and fee-based advisors sound very ...

What does this Advisor Specialize in? Find a financial advisor who specializes in the area of expertise you require. It's important to find an advisor who can help you approach your personal and ...

What does this Advisor Specialize in? Find a financial advisor who specializes in the area of expertise you require. It's important to find an advisor who can help you approach your personal and ...

Within the financial advisory industry, there’s plenty of debate about whether the fee-only model is always best for clients. That’s a separate question from adhering to the fiduciary standard, which ...

A new registered investment advisory firm aims to help more financial planners use fee models that separate their professional craft and calling from investment and portfolio management. Former Marine ...

Over the years, I’ve noticed a growing trend in my mailbox: readers in search of financial planners or advisers -- or assistants. When taken in the message’s context, it’s pretty clear that not ...

Fee-only financial planners are compensated based on an hourly rate, a flat rate or a percentage of assets and/or income, not by commissions. Firms in the fee and commission section of this List might ...

Question: “I think I need a new financial adviser because I feel like I’m being eaten up by fees. I don’t know where to turn. What are reasonable fees and when can someone DIY their finances instead ...

The bad behavior of Wall Street firms repeatedly makes headlines. New scandals seem to crop up every other month — instances of insider trading, mortgage fraud, market manipulation and other illegal ...