Compensation is the “largest expense for a financial advisor” and ultimately drives the valuation of RIAs, says the CFO of the consulting firm FP Transitions. Host: Greg Bartalos. This transcript was ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Vanguard Advisers and Empower Advisory Group, along with Empower Financial Services, to pay a combined total of more than $25 million in ...

The wealth management industry continues to see a decline in commission revenue and a steady rise in the fee-based model, with more than 77% of compensation expected to be in the form of fees by 2026, ...

Siebert Financial’s Natasha Howe turned a weekend calling gig into a wealth management career, serving corporate employees ...

As valuations continue to rise across the industry, more firms are using compensation to invest in their top talent and ...

Understand how advisors earn money—from fees and commissions to salaries—so you can factor the costs into your budget. Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff ...

In the latest episode of Focused on the Future, veteran industry leader Suzanne Siracuse talks with Maurice Miller, CFP, managing director of The Miller’s Wealth Management, on reevaluating how new ...

According to a note Monday from Wolfe Research, the biggest net gainers last year of financial advisors were: LPL Financial, ...

How your financial advisor gets paid can create conflicts of interest in your relationship. When an advisor earns commissions, they’re incentivized to recommend strategies that financially benefit ...

Some financial advisors are paid by mutual fund companies for as long as their clients own their funds. Here's how it works.

In 2019, I wrote an article in response to the influx of robo-advisors in the financial planning space. Today’s investors can open an account, answer a few questions about their risk tolerance, and in ...