CFP Board's Proposed Changes to Compensation Disclosure Rules and Where Are The Markets Headed?
Second Quarter 2000|Jim Williams| Recently, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards proposed changes to the disclosure rules related to compensation which CFP Designees receive. The biggest change would be that CFP Designees (planners) who receive commissions, trail fees, etc. from third parties would have to disclose in detail the amounts they have received, are receiving and will receive. Why should the client know?