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Pioneering a fee-only future in wealth management – with Lynn Chen-Zhang of Zhang Financial
Discover how Lynn Chen-Zhang’s commitment to a fee-only model and a client-centric culture earned her a place on InvestmentNews’ Hot List of 2023.
Commonwealth girding for loss of up to $24M in fight with SEC
It's highly unusual in the securities industry for a broker-dealer to put up such resistance to a regulator like the SEC.
Don’t be in a rush to discount your fees
If an advisor greatly discounts or gives away his services, clients will discount that advice as well.
Wells Fargo’s indy group, FiNet, bumps up fee for big advisors
What's not clear is how many FiNet advisors will feel the sting of the fee increase.
Are AUM fees heading toward extinction?
The asset-based model is the default setting for many firms, but more creative thinking is needed to attract the next generation of clients.
Rising markets, rates tee up second-half margins for B-Ds
Broker-dealers are gaining the double whammy of billing higher fees based on more client assets as well as generating more revenue from higher interest rates.
10 IBDs that earned the most fees in 2022
As independent broker-dealers’ shift toward fee revenue continued last year, here are the firms that earned the most in fees.
Morgan Stanley’s ETF debut strikes chord with fees, tests market with ESG focus
Nearly a year after it announced plans to enter the ETF space, the wirehouse is banking on its Calvert brand to carry the day.
Upstart manager seeks to unseat S&P 500 by asking investors for personal data instead of fees
Delphia's unique business model hopes to drive performance by culling data provided by investors. Skeptics say it might be too clever to succeed.
Edison International agrees to pay $13.2 million in 401(k) fee lawsuit
The monetary agreement follows a court ruling last month.
Your financial adviser may be charging you too much
Looking solely at the median cost of hiring an adviser can be deceiving.
Beware the ‘below-average’ fund fee in your retirement account
Overall fees paid by investors are down. But the math can be tricky.
New fee disclosure rules could shake up 401(k) world
Financial advisers who work with 401(k) plan sponsors — as well as those prospecting for new clients in the retirement plan arena — will get a chance to shine this summer when new Labor Department fee disclosure rules kick in July 1.