Chris Gallant, CFA, is a senior manager of interest rate risk for ATB Financial with 10 years of experience in the financial markets. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA ...

Real estate agents earn a commission when a transaction closes, typically ranging from 2.5 to 3 percent of the home’s sale price. Each agent’s rate — and who pays it, buyer or seller — is negotiated ...

THE Government has some critical issues to address in the coming months, but how clients choose to pay their advisers is not one of them. A taboo topic in our society has always been disclosure of how ...

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In a real estate transaction, there’s always some level of negotiation. If you’re the seller, you face haggling not only with prospective buyers, but also with the person you’re working with to seal ...