By Brad Jung via Iris.xyz
Updating our annual “Value of an advisor” study for 2017 seems especially relevant given the spotlight that the DOL fiduciary rule has shone on all manner of fees in recent months. Regardless if the fiduciary rule is materially changed or not during the current delay, the fact remains that fees – and the value clients derive from them – are forefront in investors’ minds today. And yet, as in the past four years of this study, we have concluded that the value an advisor delivers to their clients materially exceeds the 1% fee they typically charge for their services.
Eight consecutive years of strong U.S. stock market performance (Russell 3000® Index) no doubt contribute to some of the popular skepticism about the value of advisors. When virtually all stocks are rising, it doesn’t seem hard to throw together a winning portfolio. However, that view completely overlooks the fact that the value advisors deliver rests in many places – not only investment selection. In fact, standard investment selection has arguably become one of the least valuable parts of an advisor’s value.
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