Financial Planning Industry News Quill

How financial planning industry news is shaping the rise of advice-only RIAs

The financial planning industry has long grappled with a tension that sits at its very core: how to give clients trustworthy advice while also generating revenue. For decades, the dominant model tied compensation to product sales, creating a conflict that regulators, consumer advocates, and even many practitioners have tried to untangle. The conversation has grown louder in recent years, and one response gaining traction is the advice-only registered investment adviser (RIA)