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Flat-Fee Advisor RFP Generator (Request for Proposal)

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Create a clear, professional RFP to request flat-fee proposals from fiduciary advisors. In 5–7 minutes you’ll generate a sign-ready brief and an email you can send to multiple firms. The output now includes a Scope Comparison Matrix for side-by-side bids.

1) Your details
2) Household & assets
3) Requested scope & cadence
Financial plan (retirement, cash-flow, goals)
Investment management & rebalancing
Tax planning (brackets, Roth conversions, QCD/charitable planning)
Retirement withdrawal guardrails & paycheck setup
Equity compensation (ISOs/NSOs/RSU/ESPP)
Estate & insurance review (non-product)
4) What to price (flat-fee quote)
Require fee-only fiduciary at all times
No commissions / revenue share
Team-based service w/ named lead advisor
Virtual-first, US-based
5) Vendor questions (respond in writing)
Confirm fiduciary at all times + link to Form ADV (2A/2B) & IAPD profile
List the exact deliverables and meeting cadence included in your flat fee
Disclose who is on my service team and their credentials
Describe your investment philosophy and portfolio implementation (custodian, funds, rebalancing)
Describe your tax planning approach (brackets, Roth/QCD, asset location)
List any additional costs billed by your firm or the custodian (trading, planning modules, software)
Provide two client references (retiree and pre-retiree)
Security & privacy: briefly describe data protection and incident response practices
Attach sample client report and a blank advisory agreement

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Related: the flat fee vs AUM breakeven calculator shows where a flat quote beats a percentage, and the fee calculator turns any quote into first-year dollars.

What the filings actually say. We measured the fee schedules 176 SEC-registered advisers publish in their Form ADV Part 2A filings: at $250,000 only 28.4% disclose a fee you can price at all, and the weighted median annual cost among those that do is $2,000 to $2,500. The full benchmark, with method.

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