Tag: commissions

The Fee-Only vs. Fee-Based Financial Planner Dustup: Much Todo About Something?

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 5pm
By John Friedman

Quick: what’s the difference between a “fee-only” financial planner and a “fee-based” financial planner? You haven’t a clue, right? Well, that means that the financial planning community hasn’t done a great job educating the public at large about what these labels mean, which is too bad because helping the public […]

Paying for Financial Services: The Hidden Balls, the Magician’s Hands, and the Dollars Effortlessly Eased Away from You

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 2pm
By John Friedman

I get a lot of value from listening to Dave Ramsey on the radio. His politics are about as far removed from mine as possible, and I often disagree with what he says, but he often serves up a lot of food for thought, which, on a good day, can […]

Putting Your Savings on Auto-Pilot Can Be a Great Idea (but Usually Not Via Complicated Life Insurance)

Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2pm
By John Friedman

I’ve often said that your savings rate is the primary numeric fact underlying your overall financial health. See here, here, here and here, to just link a few. In the next breath, though, I usually have to add that, quite unfortunately, many of us are quite rotten at saving money, while just […]