The Value of Financial Advice:
A Smarter Way to Pay for Expertise
​While each client is priced individually and we can give you a quote after our introductory call, our first year fees are highly competitive by industry standards.
At D.R. Harris & Co., we believe that high-quality financial advice shouldn’t come with fees that creep up without your knowledge.
That’s why we’ve designed a fee structure that is not only transparent with annual fee quotes so you'll know what
you'll be paying in advance.
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We provide annual fee quotes for clients and work on one year contracts which enables our clients to dip their toes in and decide
whether working with us is right for them.
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This is very different from some of our competitors in the
financial industry that charge fees that can unknowingly
explode upwards over time as your assets grow and while the percentage fee is usually disclosed the dollar amount is often only revealed after the fact.
This means that at our competitors there is a high chance that you can lose sight of what you are paying sort of like a subscription that ran for year and years in the background without you knowing about it.
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While our pricing is personalized for each client following an introductory conversation, the numbers tend to speak for themselves.
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Let's step back and look at how most of the financial industry operates...
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A Different Approach: Flat Fees and Full Transparency:
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At D.R. Harris & Co., we believe financial advice should be priced with the
same clarity and honesty as any other professional service. That’s why we
offer flat-dollar fee quotes—no percentages, no ambiguity, no surprises
tied to the market’s ups and downs.
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Now, let’s be clear: our fees can change from year to year. As your financial
picture evolves—perhaps your portfolio grows, your planning becomes more
complex, or new priorities emerge—we may adjust our pricing to reflect our
subjective assessment of the amount of work involved.
But here’s the key difference: we don’t hide that. For existing clients each
December, every client typically receives a personalized quote for the
cost of advice for the upcoming calendar year. You’ll know exactly what
you’ll pay for our advice—before the year begins—regardless of what
happens in the markets.
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Contrast that with the industry standard: a percentage of assets under
management. It might seem harmless at first—1% doesn’t sound like much.
But over time, that percentage quietly becomes a major cost. We often meet
clients, particularly busy professionals and physicians, who are unknowingly
paying $7,000 to $15,000 a year in fees on their 401(k) or investment
accounts—simply because no one ever sat down and showed them the math.
We believe you deserve to make an informed decision. Our flat-fee model doesn’t just simplify things—it puts you in control. You see the number. You know what you’re paying. And you can decide if it’s worth it.
Think of us like the Costco of financial advice: high-quality service without the inflated price tag. We don’t spend millions on advertising. Instead, clients find us through referrals—because we deliver excellent advice, fairly priced, with a focus on long-term relationships rather than short-term profits.
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Why Choose Us Over Larger Firms?
When you choose D.R. Harris & Co. as your physician specific fiduciary financial advisor you are able to access customized advice at a highly competitive rate. We are highly competitive on pricing (like Costco) and we don't skimp on quality either (also like Costco).
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But we do a few things to help our clients save money and we feel confident that we can deliver for you our service at a competitive price.​​
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If you want to work with a big firm, you should definitely do that, but what our clients about working with us instead of some giant corporation is that we're able to help with a broader range of issues and the clients know that we're going to take care of them and work for them and not just line then pockets of our shareholders. So for clients who don't like the Big Box Store approach to financial advice, our boutique firm can provide a great alternative at often a lower price for many clients.
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And the best part of this is we often utilize the best resources of the big box advisors for free so you get the best of both worlds - the best products and advice that is really modern, ethical and focused on you.

