Why Legend is Different
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Legend and their financial advisors owe a fiduciary duty to their clients. The fiduciary duty is a high standard, and requires Legend to act solely in the best interest of their clients.
- Legend designs dynamic, creative and personalized financial planning and investment solutions for their clients.
- Legend emphasizes low-cost investments where possible that are allocated and traded in an income tax-efficient manner.
Legend’s Fee-Only And Transactions Disclosure:
1Legend Financial Advisors, Inc.® (Legend) is a Fee-Only Advisory Firm. Fee-Only Means Legend Never Receives Any Commissions.
Legend’s Clients Will Not Pay (a) a Transaction Fee (also Known as a Trading Fee or Commission) for Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF’s) and/or Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN’s) as well as Exchange-Traded Equities through Virtually All Custodians that Legend Utilizes. However, Open-End Mutual Fund Trading Fees Are Charged by Custodians.
Legend will Trade Open-End Mutual Funds, Usually an Institutional Share Class, if available, on Behalf of the Client, Through a Few Non-Related Institutional Custodians.
An Institutional Share Class of an Open-End Mutual Fund is Usually the Lowest Cost Share Class with Regard to the Expenses it Charges. Therefore, Legend Utilizes No-Load, Institutional Cost, Share Classes of Open-End Mutual Funds Due to its Desire to Reduce its Clients’ Investment Costs. In Fact, Legend’s Clients Only Pay a Small Transaction Fee for Institutional Mutual Fund Trades to the Custodian (Also Known as a Trading Fee or Commission).
Legend Never Receives any Portion of Such Fees/Commissions.
- Please Note Certain Custodians that Legend May Use to Accommodate Certain Clients May Charge a Very Small Transaction Fee.