Although top-performing firms were no more likely to raise fees than others, those that did increase their fees did so more aggressively — especially with regard to smaller clients. At top-performing ...

I often field questions about which adviser fee model is the best: commissions, fee-based, AUM-based or a subscription. Financial compensation drives adviser behavior to a degree, and therefore some ...

Successful registered investment advisors have generally grown their employee bases just slightly under the percentage that they’ve added clients, in a sign that quality firms keep staffing up to pace ...

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