What Is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor? Fee-only financial advisors are paid a set fee for services like advising on personal finances, investments, retirement planning, estate planning, taxes, and ...

A recent report by research firm Cerulli Associates found that affluent clients are most interested in fee-based planning models. The survey found that 36% of affluent investors say they prefer ...

Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy Side. Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert. Financial ...

Financial advisors help you manage your money and prepare for your financial future. They can earn advisory fees or commissions on the products they sell. Robo-advisors are a low-cost alternative if ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most financial advisors are compensated by fee-based models, and by 2026, more than three-quarters of the wealth management industry is expected to operate on a fee-based model, according to the ...

For the first time in at least three years, the ranking of fee-only financial planning firms with the most financial advisors has a new No. 1. The list shows the extent that fee-only firms have been ...

Molly Grace is a staff money writer at Buy Side covering banking, home equity, investing, mortgages, retirement savings, taxes and budgeting. Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is ...

The movement towards fee-based compensation isn't losing steam anytime soon – in fact, it's only set to gain momentum. That's according to a new report from Cerulli Associates, which projects more ...

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 ...