Compensation questions that were included in the 2014 RIA Benchmarking Study from Schwab Advisor Services indicate that compensation makes up approximately 75 percent of firms' total expenses.

In addition, the alignment of compensation plans with business strategies, the incorporation of more than just base salary into compensation plans and giving key employees a path to equity partnership all play major parts in how firms bring in top people.

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