Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between fee-only and fee-based financial planners?
A fee-only planner is compensated solely by the client and not by any companies whose products they may recommend. By contrast fee-based planners receive compensation from clients as well as commissions from companies whose products they recommend. A fee-based planner may have an incentive to recommend products based on the compensation received from the company and thus recommend less than optimal products to the client.
- What is comprehensive planning?
- Do I need a financial planner?
- What is a Fee-Only Planner?
- Why is fee-only compensation of critical importance?
- What is the difference between fee-only and fee-based financial planners?
- When do I pay income tax on a regular taxable account?
- What is an institutional fund?
- What is passive portfolio management?
- In layman's terms, what is the Modern Portfolio Theory?
- What is an asset class?
- What is a mutual fund?
- Why choose mutual funds over individual stocks?
- What is the difference between actively managed funds and index funds?
- If index funds serve up average returns, why have they been able to beat most actively managed funds that invest in similar securities over the long run?
- How does diversification lower my risk?
- What is the relationship between risk and return?
- Who will hold my investments?
- How much will it cost?
- How will I be billed?
Investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal. No guarantees of investment success can be offered or that a client's goals and objectives will be achieved. Investments will fluctuate and there will be periods where the investments may be worth less than the initial purchase value.