As the profession has shifted from product sales to providing and implementing a client’s financial plan, compensation models have also adapted. Now, with the Department of Labor’s pending fiduciary ...

Q: Now that business is starting to pick up again, I am thinking of trying to charge my clients an annual retainer fee for travel counseling and booking. The fee will be nonrefundable and payable in ...

Rianka Dorsainvil launched her RIA, Your Greatest Contribution, two years ago with a retainer fee rather than prices based on clients’ assets under management. The $3,400 annual fee allows her more ...

Long Island doctors are willing to personalize their approach and cater to patients' schedules — for a fee. Physicians are spending their weekends fielding calls, sorting through images of rashes and ...

An amount of money that acts as a fee pre-payment; the remainder is refunded to the client Retainer fees generally come into play when you hire an attorney. If you anticipate you’ll be contacting your ...