When it comes to financial advice, what you pay can vary based on what you get. An advisor who simply sets you up with a passive S&P 500 index fund might not be worth a 1% fee, while an advisor who ...

The AUM model is a straight percentage fee charged annually on the total value of the assets the advisor manages for you. It is the usual model used by wealth management professionals. AUM fees ...

Financial advisor fees are not tax-deductible now, but there are still tax benefits from working with an advisor.

Are financial advisor fees draining your wealth? Learn how the 1% fee trap works and how to protect your money.

My advisor charges a 2% fee for financial advice. He does not provide tax advice. My portfolio is currently worth around $850,000. Does this fee sound appropriate? – Tim Without knowing the full scope ...

Understand how payment structures affect costs, incentives and transparency when working with financial advisors Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff money ...

If there’s one topic most advisors dread more than market volatility or compliance paperwork, it’s talking about fees. Few things make an advisor’s pulse spike faster than a client asking, “So… what ...

“Financial advisor" covers a wide range of services, ranging from simple counsel and budgeting to tax preparation, long-term planning and portfolio management. What you pay, and how much, will depend ...

Flat‑fee financial advisors offer transparent pricing and predictable costs—here’s how to evaluate them Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace is a staff money writer at ...

Trust is an obvious component of a successful relationship between an advisor and a client. But there are some areas of the relationship where advisors may be jeopardizing that trust, and without even ...

While the actively managed mutual fund industry has seen fees lower dramatically in the past two decades due to competition from much cheaper exchange-traded-funds tied to stock and bond indexes, the ...