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I have a friend that have 4 unit trust under a particular insurance advisor.

He was wondering if he doesn't buy new policies and trusts from this advisor but continues to maintain these 4 policies, does the advisor have recurring monetary incentive to continue to advise him?

From what I know, the answer is no. Most insurance commission only pay out up to 5yrs.

there's a pretty good thread on this

http://www.valuebuddies.com/thread-2481.html

not sure if the figures are factual though - but sounds right thereabouts.