Your Financial Advisor: Bull Market Genius or not?
You may believe your financial advisor is the next Warren Buffet if you hired him in the past three years. The value of your assets...
Should a Complaint Stay on a Financial Advisor’s Record? Perhaps
Even the most ethical financial advisor can have complaints on his compliance record. However, the complaints may be frivolous because the advisor did nothing wrong. An...
Do I Need a Broker?
The answer and the reasons behind the answer to this question have changed over the years. In order to manage a portfolio effectively you need...
How Does Your Financial Advisor Rate?
There are financial advisors with 5 Star ratings that measure the quality of their credentials, ethics, business practices and services. They volunteer information, a process...
Is Your Financial Advisor Licensed?
Licenses Protect Your Retirement Anybody can sell investment products whether they are licensed or not. Taken to an extreme a financial advisor may be part...
Protecting Investors from High Costs
This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series on Actively-managed Mutual Funds. You are given two investment options. Fund A charges an annual management...
Top 10 Reasons Why Financial Advisor Documentation is Critical!
Who wins when your primary interaction with a financial advisor is verbal? It is certainly not you, if you are an investor who buys financial...
Show me the money!
This is the final installment of a six part series on choosing a 401k plan advisor. What fees and expenses will my plan be subject to, and...
5 Ways Your Financial Advisor Selection Process Creates Hidden Risks!
Most investors do not have formal processes that they use to select financial advisors. They usually interview a few advisors and select the ones they...
Weighing In: Friendly Financial Advisors are Dangerous!
This investor and her friends and neighbors were victimized by a friendly financial advisor who was also a criminal. See For Retirees, Investment Fraud Can...
