http://netvouz.com/infor626/tag/compensation?feed=rss infor626's bookmarks tagged "compensation" on Netvouz http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/does-it-matter-how-financial-planners-and-investment-advisors-are-paid-233.htm Yes, it can matter significantly how a financial advisor is paid. The heart of the compensation issue is an advisor’s potential conflict of interest with infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.86/fee-only-compensation-aligns-the-interests-of-clients-and-their-financial-advisors.html Fee-only compensation aligns the interests of clients and their financial advisors - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, Several important considerations favor using fee only advisors over advisors who accept third party commissions and other payments. Fee only payment arrangements with advisors allow clients to 1 maintain trust and reduce unethical behavior, 2 separate financial decisions from purchases, and 3 obtain lower cost financial products. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/financial-advisor-and-investment-counselor-compensation-paid-by-clients-234.htm There are three primary types of client paid advisor compensation: hourly-fee, fixed-fee, and asset-fee. When choosing an advisor, individuals should first infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.84/financial-planner-and-investment-advisor-compensation-paid-by-clients.html Financial planner and investment advisor compensation paid by clients - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, There are three primary types of client paid advisor compensation hourly fee, fixed fee, and asset fee. The decision to pay directly for planning advice may be prompted by disappointment in prior experiences with commissioned advisers. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.85/financial-planner-and-investment-advisor-compensation-paid-by-third-parties.html Financial planner and investment advisor compensation paid by third parties - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, How an advisor is compensated can be a very important issue. There are three primary types of third party or commission based compensation commission only, fee based commission, and fee offset commission. With commission only advisors, there is no direct cost to the client for planning and advice. The advice appears to be free, but it is not. Most clients find that ‘planning’ conversations focus quickly on the purchase of products through a commissioned advisor. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/financial-planner-and-investment-advisor-compensation-paid-by-third-parties-235.htm There are three primary types of third party or commission-based compensation: commission-only, fee-based commission, and fee-offset commission. How an infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.250/how-expensive-is-advisor-compensation-paid-via-sales-loads.html How expensive is advisor compensation paid via sales loads? - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, A sales load might be the method that you prefer to compensate your broker or advisor. If your advisor is truly competent and ethical, he may be able to manage properly the inherent conflicts of interest that are associated with commissioned investment product sales. Even if you actually are getting good advice, paying your advisor via a sales load charge is just one of several potential compensation method alternatives to pay for his services.The key question is whether the cumulative lifetime value of the investment sales ... infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/the-cost-of-investment-counselors-when-you-pay-investment-sales-loads-90.htm How expensive is financial advisor compensation paid via sales loads? A sales load might be the method that you prefer to compensate your broker or advisor. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT