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 ...

When clients look to cut marketing costs, they often ask their agency to move from a monthly retainer to hourly or per-project billing, but this method is not one-size-fits-all. When clients look to ...

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 ...

Frustrated with a changing healthcare system that has resulted in longer work days and less time with patients, a growing number of doctors in California and across the nation are turning to a new ...

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 ...

What’s indisputable is that, faced with a downturn, advertisers tend to redefine or tighten compensation structures. Still, a retainer fee is the equivalent of a safe haven for agencies, and about one ...

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 ...

Retainer agreements are often used by attorneys to establish a formal relationship with clients. However, retainers can be used in almost any industry and are particularly useful to consultants and ...

Freelancing is hard work and often income is either project-based or hour-based. Project-based freelance work compensates freelancers once they’ve accomplished a specific task, while hour-based ...