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Active vs. Passive Investing: Finding the Right Strategy for Your Financial Plan

When it comes to Active vs. Passive Investing, there’s no one-size-fits-all answer. The real question isn’t whether active or passive investing is “better”—it’s which approach fits you: your goals, your...

Why Experience Is the Product in Advice Only™ Financial Planning

In the financial services industry, advice and advisor experience often mix with the way an advisor gets paid, creating conflicts of interest. While firms may disclose these conflicts, the prevailing...

Advice-Only vs Fee-Only vs Flat-Fee vs Fee-For-Service

When seeking financial advice, you’ll encounter a confusing mix of terms—all promising “unbiased” help. Advice-Only vs Fee-Only vs Flat-Fee vs Fee-For-Service all sound like they should be conflict-free. But what’s...

Advice-Only Financial Planning Services | Advice Only™

At Advice Only™, we offer over 40 financial planning services designed to meet your unique needs. Whether you’re planning for retirement, managing your wealth, or navigating complex tax and estate...

Clarifying the Formalization of the Advice Only™ Financial Planning Methodology

In response to recent discussions regarding developing and formalizing the advice-only financial planning model, we aim to clarify the contributions made by various pioneers in this field, including Quincy Hall,...

Why the Transparent Advisor Movement Isn’t So Transparent

The financial advice landscape is evolving, with new movements and philosophies emerging to address perceived shortcomings in traditional models. One such movement, the Transparent Advisor Movement (TAM), has gained traction...

What To Know About Bonds (2025)

Fulfill retirement planning competence with 2024 Retirement Planning Basics, an exciting and comprehensive course from Advice Only®, and available from the Google Play and Apple stores....

Financial Planning Topics for Retiring Californians (2025)

California, the “Golden State,” is among the best places in the world to live. For California’s economic, governmental, and public system to function, its citizens and businesses need financial support....

Retirement Planning Basics (2025)

Fulfill retirement planning competence with 2024 Retirement Planning Basics, an exciting and comprehensive course from Advice Only®, and available from the Google Play and Apple stores....

Rethinking Retirement Planning Moves (2025)

Change in financial planning should generally be taken in stride. Frequent shifting makes investment management and other financial planning reports difficult to analyze. That said, cycles end and new cycles...

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