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Financial Adviser Compensation Options

                             Why BFM chose to be « Fee Only »


Before you can figure out which kind of financial advisor might be right for you, it helps to get a basic
idea of the different compensation options they could work under. It’s important to know, but the type
of compensation method used shouldn’t be the sole decision making criteria when choosing an
advisor. There’s much more to it than just that. You might think from a dollars and cents perspective,
one option is clearly better than the other, but in many cases I would argue it is not that cut and dry.
Also, these delineations do not speak to the actual abilities or individual attributes of the advisors –
it’s possible that an advisor that operates under one option (which might be generally better for a
certain type of investor) would work out better for you.


1. Salary Only

Advisors do not receive bonuses or commissions on top of a base salary.

Cons
   Advisor has no incentive to “go above and beyond”, they continue to earn their salary as long as
    they perform basic functions
   Turnover can be high with the company as advisors may leave for a higher paying model after
    establishing relationships with clients (may try to take them with them), or just gaining experience
    and wanting to grow or face new challenges
   Investment shelf may not be complete – less likely to offer access to much beyond GICs and
    Mutual Funds



2. Salary Plus Bonus

The bonus is essentially based on a number of factors such as the number of dollars they had clients
transfer in to mutual funds, GICs, bank accounts, etc. Advisors may get rewarded for bringing in
business to other areas of the bank such as the mortgage department, creditor insurance policies,
referring up to the full service brokerage, etc.

Cons
   Bonus structure puts emphasis on products
   Advisor may deal with over 1,000 clients – makes it harder to develop deep relationship between
    advisor and client
   Investment product shelf limited to mostly mutual funds, GICs, some emphasis on proprietary
    portfolios
   Less competitive on costs as portfolios grow in size (perhaps beyond $100,000)
3. Commission Based

There are a number of different commission based advisors out there.

Cons
   Advisor has conflict of interest: can be focused more on product than the person, may
    recommend investing over debt reduction due to compensation difference (for example)
   Fees embedded in products means it’s harder to determine what you are paying for products and
    what you are paying for advice
   Advisor may be more motivated to start relationship and less motivated to maintain relationship
    if using “front loaded” products – these would be products like DSC mutual funds or insurance
    policies which pay large commissions up front but smaller ongoing commissions
   Advisors can be incentivized to use higher risk products (as higher risk products can pay higher
    commissions)



4. Fee-Based

Fees may be tiered, meaning they are reduced as your portfolio grows.

Cons
   Advisor may have a high minimum portfolio size requirement, almost always in the 6-figure
    range
   Some advisors only offer investment management and others offer financial planning on top of
    investment management – need to make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Investment
    management and financial planning at 1.25% might be better than just investment management at
    1.00% (for example)
   Product fees (ETF MERs and F-Class Mutual Fund Unit MERs) still need to be added to Client
    Advisory Fee to calculate total costs (MERs are embedded in product and not readily transparent).
    For example, a portfolio manager who will run a portfolio of stocks and bonds for 1.25% might be
    cheaper than someone who charged 1.00% but uses ETFs or F-class mutual fund units which have
    embedded costs of 0.50% (for a total of 1.50%) – but also note that cost is not sole determinant of
    portfolio performance
   Advisor has conflict of interest: may recommend investing over debt reduction due to
    compensation difference



5. Fee-Only (Our Model)


Pros
   Fees are transparent, making it easier to see what you are paying for advice
   Substantially eliminates conflict of interest between products and advice
   May be the least expensive option for medium to larger portfolios


                                                                          Source: Wheredoesallmymoneygo.com

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BFM_Compensation

  • 1. Financial Adviser Compensation Options Why BFM chose to be « Fee Only » Before you can figure out which kind of financial advisor might be right for you, it helps to get a basic idea of the different compensation options they could work under. It’s important to know, but the type of compensation method used shouldn’t be the sole decision making criteria when choosing an advisor. There’s much more to it than just that. You might think from a dollars and cents perspective, one option is clearly better than the other, but in many cases I would argue it is not that cut and dry. Also, these delineations do not speak to the actual abilities or individual attributes of the advisors – it’s possible that an advisor that operates under one option (which might be generally better for a certain type of investor) would work out better for you. 1. Salary Only Advisors do not receive bonuses or commissions on top of a base salary. Cons  Advisor has no incentive to “go above and beyond”, they continue to earn their salary as long as they perform basic functions  Turnover can be high with the company as advisors may leave for a higher paying model after establishing relationships with clients (may try to take them with them), or just gaining experience and wanting to grow or face new challenges  Investment shelf may not be complete – less likely to offer access to much beyond GICs and Mutual Funds 2. Salary Plus Bonus The bonus is essentially based on a number of factors such as the number of dollars they had clients transfer in to mutual funds, GICs, bank accounts, etc. Advisors may get rewarded for bringing in business to other areas of the bank such as the mortgage department, creditor insurance policies, referring up to the full service brokerage, etc. Cons  Bonus structure puts emphasis on products  Advisor may deal with over 1,000 clients – makes it harder to develop deep relationship between advisor and client  Investment product shelf limited to mostly mutual funds, GICs, some emphasis on proprietary portfolios  Less competitive on costs as portfolios grow in size (perhaps beyond $100,000)
  • 2. 3. Commission Based There are a number of different commission based advisors out there. Cons  Advisor has conflict of interest: can be focused more on product than the person, may recommend investing over debt reduction due to compensation difference (for example)  Fees embedded in products means it’s harder to determine what you are paying for products and what you are paying for advice  Advisor may be more motivated to start relationship and less motivated to maintain relationship if using “front loaded” products – these would be products like DSC mutual funds or insurance policies which pay large commissions up front but smaller ongoing commissions  Advisors can be incentivized to use higher risk products (as higher risk products can pay higher commissions) 4. Fee-Based Fees may be tiered, meaning they are reduced as your portfolio grows. Cons  Advisor may have a high minimum portfolio size requirement, almost always in the 6-figure range  Some advisors only offer investment management and others offer financial planning on top of investment management – need to make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Investment management and financial planning at 1.25% might be better than just investment management at 1.00% (for example)  Product fees (ETF MERs and F-Class Mutual Fund Unit MERs) still need to be added to Client Advisory Fee to calculate total costs (MERs are embedded in product and not readily transparent). For example, a portfolio manager who will run a portfolio of stocks and bonds for 1.25% might be cheaper than someone who charged 1.00% but uses ETFs or F-class mutual fund units which have embedded costs of 0.50% (for a total of 1.50%) – but also note that cost is not sole determinant of portfolio performance  Advisor has conflict of interest: may recommend investing over debt reduction due to compensation difference 5. Fee-Only (Our Model) Pros  Fees are transparent, making it easier to see what you are paying for advice  Substantially eliminates conflict of interest between products and advice  May be the least expensive option for medium to larger portfolios Source: Wheredoesallmymoneygo.com