{"id":3109,"date":"2019-03-29T12:04:54","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2020-09-17T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T19:49:07","slug":"case-study-compare-your-fees-to-other-advisors-in-your-area-using-fee-benchmark-hidden-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/case-study-compare-your-fees-to-other-advisors-in-your-area-using-fee-benchmark-hidden-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Compare Your Fees to Other Advisors in Your Area Using Fee Benchmark Hidden Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"#ask\">The Ask : To Create Best Proposals<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#problem\">The Problem: What if advisors need to customize their reports<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"#solution\">The Solution: create a more precise report at the 401kFO<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"ask\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Ask : To Create Best Proposals<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Looking for opportunities to create best proposals for your prospect may be tough in terms of pricing, and many people are interested if there is a way to look for other advisors\u2019 fees in their area. In this case they could get some idea on the average price assumption, which could be included in the report and make it apples-to-apple<a id=\"problem\"><\/a>s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Problem: What if advisors need to customize their reports<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">401kFiduciaryOptimizer report does provide some valuable data on how a plan may be improved and what steps should be taken, but it lacks some information that could make report comparison more apples-to-apples, which can be added manually. Well, some plan management fees are hidden behind revenu share and by default, they are taken into account, but what if advisors are paid directly? How can this data be added<a id=\"solution\"><\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>The Solution: create a more precise report at the 401kFO<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Although the idea is pretty much straight forward, you should not forget that the information on advisors\u2019 fees is not absolutely precise, but it shows average fee assumption in your area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To check this data you need to <\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">go to the Edit Plan section; <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">locate Fee Benchmark tab at the very bottom of the page<\/span><\/span>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_25_07-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3111 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_25_07-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_25_07-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png 594w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_25_07-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_25_07-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-500x91.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3112 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png 414w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-400x270.png 400w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_27_04-Overview-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">On the Fee Benchmark Lookup page you will see your Zip code and radius (defaulted to 100 miles) on the top. Both parameters can be changed to rerun the search:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1188\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png 1188w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_31_29-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-1024x370.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Below the white line, you\u2019ll find the average assumptions on nationwide fees (Overall) and advisor fees specific to your area (Local). You should remember that the fees are based on the Portfolio size as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If you scroll down, you\u2019ll see the breakdown of fees charged by different advisors in your area, which are used by the system to calculate the average:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1110\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer.png 1110w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019-03-28-16_38_25-Fee-Benchmark-401k-Fiduciary-Optimizer-1024x444.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You can always check their forms ADV Part 2A by clicking on the Source button in front of each name,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">As it\u2019s been already mentioned, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rixtrema.com\/blog\/how-to-find-and-use-the-fee-benchmark-feature-of-401kfiduciaryoptimizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fee Benchmark tool<\/a> <\/span>doesn\u2019t provide exact data on the fees for the plan you\u2019re working on, but taking into consideration the average assumptions on this page you can create a more precise report, for example, by adding advisor fees to the summary section.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.net\/401k\/index?source=Gennady-03-29-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/401KFO-new-banner-min.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/401KFO-new-banner-min.png 800w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/401KFO-new-banner-min-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/401KFO-new-banner-min-768x141.png 768w, https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/401KFO-new-banner-min-500x92.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for opportunities to create best proposals for your prospect may be tough in terms of pricing, and many people are interested if there is a way to look for other advisors\u2019 fees in their area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210,179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","category-using-larkspur-rixtrema-tools"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/rixtrema.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Case-Study-Compare-Your-Fees-to-Other-Advisors-in-Your-Area-Using-Fee-Benchmark-Hidden-Tool-min.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Compare Your Fees to Other Advisors in Your Area Using Fee Benchmark Hidden Tool<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for opportunities to create best proposals for your prospect may be tough in terms of pricing, and many people are interested if there is a way to look for other advisors\u2019 fees in their area. 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