Fee Method Examples
For more information on Financial Advice Service Fees, please visit the Government Publication of the Money Smart Financial Advice Costs. The publication details methods a client can use to pay the Adviser Fees. To assist you further, the next section provides examples of these methods and how they are paid by you, to the Adviser.
The examples below will provide alternative perspectives to the Money Smart publication and may also assist with the earlier heading – Combination of Fee Methods.
There are a number of avenues available to you, to pay the Adviser Service Fees. For ease of reference, a couple of the Service Fee Methods are detailed below –
Up Front Fee Investment Adviser Deduct from Annual
Invoice* Investment Service Fee
Investment (Direct) $500,000
Statement of Advice Cost $ 3,300 $3,300 $3,300 $275.00 Month
Implementation Cost $ 2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $183.33 Month
Direct Cost to Client $5,500 Nil Nil
Investment Asset-based Investment Adviser 1% Annual Fee
Invoice* From Investment
Investment (Direct) $500,000
Portfolio Services $2,640 $5,500
Review – Report Quarterly (4) $1,100
Review – Appointment (4) $3,080
Review – ROA & Implementation (1) $ 330
Direct Cost to Client $7,100 Nil
When the GFC and Covid-19 hit, the markets fell domestically by 51% and 58% respectively. For example purposes, let’s assume both falls were 50% reducing the investment to $250,000:
Investment Asset-based Investment Adviser 1% Annual Fee
Invoice* From Investment
Investment (Direct) $250,000
Portfolio Services $2,640 $2,750
Review – Report Quarterly (4) $1,100
Review – Appointment (4) $3,080
Review – ROA & Implementation $ 330
Direct Cost to Client $7,100 Nil
Commission Cost No Commission Commission
Paid to Adviser Paid to Adviser
Insurance Recommendation $ 770 $ 770 $ 792^
Insurance Premium $1,200 $1,020 $1,200
Commission 0.66% $ 792^
Direct Cost to Client $1,790 $1,200
* Denotes Fixed Fee
^ Denotes Commission is paid by the Insurance Company
N.B. All quoted values are GST Inclusive.