• The hour - based
fee model resulted in inefficient firms being more profitable than a relatively more efficient firm.
Not exact matches
Conrad's research also shaped the crucial decision to give away the Zenefits software gratis, with no contracts or hidden
fees — a
model he co-opted from insurance brokers who sell their business customers not only insurance but also payroll systems and other administrative solutions, sharing a percentage of the
resulting profits.
The
resulting downward pressure on trading
fees broke the business
model of many brokers.
The gravamen of the complaint is that the asset - allocation
models adopted by the retirement plans» investment committee departed dramatically from prevailing standards employed by professional investment managers and plan fiduciaries, and as a
result, caused participants to suffer massive losses and excessive
fees.
Any recommendations are solely determined by the
result of this research and
model, and is never influenced by any
fees, commissions, or other forms of compensation that SmartAsset may receive from credit card issuers for leads generated on our website.
«Many large broker - dealers in the wealth management industry don't really know how to deal with different
fee models, and as a
result may fall behind, giving independent advisors who have more flexibility in their pricing
model an advantage,» Micciche said.
Several state virtual programs exist largely on course
fees (e.g., Maryland Virtual School and Connecticut Virtual Learning Center), a funding
model that has
resulted in low enrollments and limited growth.
The base
model, a cloth - seat FWD - only Enclave, starts just under $ 40,000 before the required destination
fee is added, which helps boost web search
results (this is not criticism of Buick... everybody does this).
The challenge of delivering unattainable
results (necessary to justify substantial
fees) has created «pronounced growth and increasing complexity of collateralized debt obligations», and the complex
models «used to price and hedge these instruments are just beginning to be tested.»
Consider that the provider may modify the methods it uses to evaluate investment opportunities from time to time, that
model results may not impute or show the compounded adverse effect of transaction costs or management
fees or reflect actual investment
results, and that investment
models are necessarily constructed with the benefit of hindsight.
The NCLC concluded that debt settlement companies use «a business
model that is inherently harmful to consumers» because consumers are required to pay high
fees for debt settlement programs that they are unable to complete,
resulting in increased collection efforts and growing debts while their creditors continue to pile on
fees and interest accrues.
The leading
model of advisor
fees results in high net worth investors paying high
fees simply based on their ability to pay, and not related to the services they receive.
VIAS clients do not pay commissions or brokerage
fees and the
model results above therefore do not reflect the deduction of such
fees.
While some New Law
models have been created as a direct
result of the economic downturn, the founding partners of Valorem started talking prior to the recession about creating alternative
fee structures for their clients.
A.B. Culvahouse, Reagan's former counsel «The focus on financial
results is forcing rapid change in law firm business
models as practice specialties become
fee - sensitive.»
At Morgan & Morgan, Mr. Webster provides representation to clients involved in business disputes on a contingency
fee (success
fee)
model, which allows his clients to obtain the best and most efficient
results possible, regardless of their financial position.
Profile • Busy, long - establish and respected solicitors • Legal advisors supported by secretarial team Challenge • Alternative resource needed for two secretaries on maternity leave • Maintaining quality of service despite a smaller secretarial team
Results • No need to invest in expensive maternity cover, or replace headcount lost through natural wastage • Productivity driven by Dragon ideal for new fix -
fee legal billing
model
«Law firms have been extraordinarily profitable over the last 50 years based on a
model that has them charging by the hour, so clients are rewarding effort, not
results,» said Kirmayer, who regularly speaks at in - house counsel conferences about how to structure alternative
fees.
Table 3 summarizes the
results of a comprehensive traffic
modeling exercise which indicates, for example, that a 2 cents per mile vehicle
fee applied to all vehicle travel in the South Coast (Los Angeles) region would reduce vehicle trips by 4.1 %, but congestion delay would decline by a much larger 10.5 %.
Instead of betting against brokers, their P2P
model allows traders to bet against each other,
resulting in payouts as big as 95 percent (the Betex platform has a 5 percent flat
fee structure).
The
fee - for - service
model also
resulted in wide geographically - based variations in program spending.
One CMS study, which was part of NORC at the University of Chicago's multi-year evaluation of the Health Care Innovation Awards of CMS, showed that four of five home care
models in a pilot program for Medicare
fee - for - service patients with multiple chronic conditions returned positive
results by saving money, improving outcomes, or both.