How Aurelle is paid, and what the payment does not buy
Readers pay nothing. Professionals pay Aurelle. That is a conflict of interest, and this page says how Aurelle limits it.
Who pays whom
| Who | Pays for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| People who read, use a calculator or take the Diagnostic | Nothing. | CAD 0 |
| People who ask for an Introduction | Nothing to Aurelle. You pay a professional their own fee if you hire them. | CAD 0 to Aurelle |
| Professionals who hold a seat | A yearly seat fee, charged only after the election or re-election it covers. | CAD 2,400 a year; CAD 1,200 the first year for founding seats; CAD 3,600 for a recruiter's seat |
| Professionals, for each Introduction | A flat fee, only where the professional's own rules allow it. The fee does not depend on assets, fees or what the client later buys. | CAD 300 |
| Firms that buy Bureau | A weekly show under the firm's name, with a compliance pack. Sold only to firms that hold a seat. | Launch Pack CAD 950; retainer CAD 1,100 to 4,000 a month |
| Students and trainees who buy a Handbook | A course for one profession, once Handbooks exist. | CAD 399 to 499 each |
| Sponsors | A named, labelled slot. Not yet sold; none is named on any Aurelle site. | Not yet priced |
The conflict, plainly
A professional who pays Aurelle has a reason to want to be named. Aurelle has a reason to want professionals to pay. Both are true, so Aurelle limits what the payment can touch.
- The seat fee is charged only after the election or re-election it covers has been decided, so no one pays in advance for a verdict.
- No one who pays sees an application, sets a criterion or changes a score.
- Payment does not decide which professionals are named in an Introduction, or in what order. The rule that does is published on the Introductions page.
- Each name in an Introduction email says whether that professional pays Aurelle for it.
- Aurelle sells no financial products and takes no share of what you pay a professional.
What is not sold
- No sponsor is named on any Aurelle site. If one is ever sold, the slot is labelled, and no sponsor is near a rule, a score or a criterion.
- No affiliate links. Aurelle earns nothing when you open an account, buy a product or click a link.
- No data sales. What you type into a calculator never leaves your browser.
Every change to this page is dated and logged on the corrections page before it applies.
Which professions pay per Introduction
Some professions' own rules limit or forbid paying for a referral. Aurelle charges the per-Introduction fee to a profession only after counsel has confirmed that its rules allow it.
| Profession | Seat fee | Per-Introduction fee |
|---|---|---|
| Cross-border accountants | Yes | Not charged yet. Pending a check of the profession's rules. |
| Cross-border estate lawyers | Yes | Not charged. None will be charged until counsel confirms the profession's rules allow it. |
| Fee-only planners | Yes | Not charged yet. Pending a check of the profession's rules. |
| Insurance advisers | Yes | Not charged yet. Pending a check of the profession's rules. |
| Investment advisers, portfolio managers and mortgage professionals | Yes | Not charged. Securities rules require a written referral agreement and disclosure to the client, so no fee is charged until counsel has cleared the arrangement. |
A row changes to "Charged" only after the check, and the change is dated in the corrections log. Until it does, the professional pays a seat fee and nothing more. Report a mistake on this page.