Elizabeth MacBride

Advisor vs. Advisor: Two RIAs and two brokers advocate [a total of] four different ways of earning fees and caring for clients

What if the free markets, the SEC and the Department of Labor all drive in different directions?

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Altruist Financial Advisors

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Forest Hills Financial Group

Bluestone Financial Advisors

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Nathan M. Perlmutter

Wade Meeks

Andrew Cosgrove

Eric E. Haas

<p>The past two years have been some of the most momentous in the relatively short history of the RIA profession. Legislators and regulators have been gradually embracing the fiduciary standard, though whether it will fully apply to everyone calling themselves advisors remains to be seen.</p>

<p>The Department of Labor’s crusade to lower costs and increase transparency in retirement plans means a spate of new regulations affecting advisors and brokers in that market. Dodd-Frank Financial Reform, meanwhile, continues to unroll across the profession, with the biggest change being a shift to state oversight of RIAs with less than $100 million AUM. In this section, you’ll find continually updated RIABiz.com coverage on all these topics.</p>

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Comment boards: Advisors argue separately for principles-based care, non-principles-based care, 12(b)-1 fees and their eradication 

Advisor vs. Advisor: Two RIAs and two brokers advocate [a total of] four different ways of earning fees and caring for clients

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