Compass
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Regional Vice President of Sales The Retirement Plan Company
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Bates & Company, Inc.
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Defined Benefit Combo Cash Balance Compliance Consultant Loren D. Stark Company (LDSCO)
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AimPoint Pension
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Is It Time to End the 12b-1 Fee?
Nerd's Eye View Mar. 13, 2017
"[T]he reality is that financial advisors, custodians, broker-dealers, and product providers still need to get paid for what they do, which means eliminating the 12b-1 fee still won't necessarily bring down costs for the end client. Instead, it would likely just shift where and how financial advisors and their platforms get paid. Nonetheless, given the 12b-1 fee's implicit conflicts, and their declining relevance, arguably it's time to create a more appropriate pricing structure for the realities of today's investment marketplace!"
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