From Financial Planning
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Summary: Financial advisors are buzzing these days with long-needed discussions about fee structures and the way clients pay advisors for their services. But setting a fee structure is only half of the equation. The other half is the distribution of compensation throughout the firm, from support staff to ownership.
From Think Advisor
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Summary:One of the great comic scenes in early television starts with Lucy and her best pal Ethel, of “I Love Lucy,” wrapping chocolates on a production line. “If one piece of candy gets past you and into the packing room unwrapped, you’re fired!” threatens the supervisor.
From On Wall Street
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Summary: When going independent, should financial advisors really go it completely alone? If hiring full-time advisors and other workers isn't an option at the outset, outsourcing, employing virtual employees and using cloud-based services could be good alternatives.
From Financial Planning
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Summarry: TD Ameritrade is joining the crowd of firms intent on building a robo advisor, although it immediately notes that its product will be less "robo" and more expensive than some of its competitors' offerings.
From On Wall Street
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Summary: Before going independent, financial advisors should make sure make that they know the fine points of the compliance rules and regulations that they will encounter.
