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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
4) What to price (flat-fee quote)
5) Vendor questions (respond in writing)
Preview & send
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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.