The next guest on the Beyond Advisory podcast is Ondřej Marek – a financial advisor, expert in fee-based advisory services, and managing director of Stone & belter, who has long been developing professional advisory standards and service-based, fee-only advisory.

🧩 In this episode, you’ll learn:

• why fee-based advisory is still gaining traction slowly in the Czech Republic and what led Ondřej to this model,
• the difference between commission-based and fee-based models, and when each has its place,
• which services it makes sense for clients to pay for and what exactly they gain in return,
• why the quality of advisory services doesn’t depend only on the compensation model, but above all on the people,
• how high-quality fee-based advisory can save clients tens of thousands of Czech crowns per year in the long run,
• and why, according to Ondřej, a hypothetical abolition of commissions would only increase profits for banks and insurance companies at the expense of clients.

🎧 An open and practical conversation about the future of financial advisory, the value of professional expertise, and why fee-based advisory isn’t for everyone – but can bring substantial benefits to the right clients.