What is Fee-Only Planning?
Financial Products Are Sold, Not Bought
A. Todd Black
Sales Culture of the Financial Services Industry: An Introduction to Issues Surrounding Commission-Based and Fee-Only Compensation Structures - Financial Product Salespeople vs. Financial Advisors
This article, written for a professional journal for arbitrators, discusses the mpact on consumers of the sales and commission orientation of most financial advisors. It was written by A. Todd Black, a NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor.
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Making the Case for Fee-Only Financial Planning
Catherina Pareto
Financial Planning Pitfalls to Avoid for High Net Worth Investors
NAPFA member Catherina Pareto explains why high-net-worth individuals and families should be wary of commission-compensated investment advisors.
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The Fee-Only Difference
Carleton McHenry
What is a Fee-Only Financial Advisor?
NAPFA-Registered Financial Advisor Carleton McHenry contrasts Fee-Only and commission-based advisors.
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The High Cost of a "Free" Financial Plan
The CFA and the Nat'l Inst. of Consumer Education
This essay, prepared by the Consumer Federation of America and the National Institute of Consumer Education, explains the differences between different types of financial planners and explains why a "free" financial plan may be more costly than one prepared by a Fee-Only planner.
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What Investment Brokers Don't Tell You
Dan Solin
This is a PowerPoint presentation created by attorney Dan Solin that lays out in stark terms the scandalous behavior of some investment brokers and brokerage firms. Because investment analysts and brokers are responsible to their employers ahead of their clients (unlike NAPFA members who are independent advisors who always put the client's interest first), they sometimes make dubious investment recommendations and provide less-than-complete information. Posted in 2004.
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