# Fiduciary Doesn’t Mean Commission-Free – Ask If Your Advisor Is Fee-Only

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-18T23:30:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/fiduciary-fee-only-advisor/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/fiduciary-doesn-t-mean-commission-free-ask-if-your-advisor-is-fee-only-8333d5/

Say you’re retiring with $400,000 in a 401(k). Leaving it in the plan’s index funds and moving part of it into an annuity for guaranteed monthly income are both sound choices, but only the annuity pays your advisor a commission.... Source

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