Major Decision! Choosing a 401k Service Provider or Plan Advisor
This is Part 1 of a six part series on choosing a 401k plan advisor? Why is choosing a 401k service provider and/or a 401k...
Hedging – A Protection From Losses?
This article serves as an introduction, and to establish context for remarks over my next two articles. James “Jamie” Dimon is the current chairman, president and chief executive officer...
Weighing In: Who Comes First at J.P. Morgan?
Several years ago I attended a meeting at a major Southeast bank that was just starting to sell alternative products (securities, mutual funds) to its...
Investor Bill of Rights 2 and 3
Our last post described the “Investor Bill of Rights” created by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). We recently posted the first “Right”. ...
Five Tips for Interviewing Financial Advisors
Investors interview multiple financial advisors with a goal of selecting the best financial advisor. However, financial advisors are skilled at telling investors what they want...
Can Investors Create Financial Advisor Quality Ratings?
They can if they use the free tools on the Paladin Research & Registry website (www.PaladinRegistry.com). Free Paladin tools create the ratings investors need to...
DEMAND YOUR “Investor Bill Of Rights”
State securities regulators have generally been more aggressive in protecting investors than FINRA or the SEC. These enforcement tactics by some state agencies have even...
Who Do You Trust More – Your Accountant or Your Financial Advisor?
There have been many articles that I have read and poll results I’ve seen through the years that place the accountant and/or CPA at the...
Weighing In: Wall Street Wins Again!
Citigroup received billions of dollars in public assistance for a problem it helped create. Now, according to Jonathan Weil at Bloomberg, see What’s Inside the...
Investor Risk, Value and Price
In large measure, the resolution of the international debt crisis revolves around whether the largest and most credit worthy nations (United States, Germany and Japan)...
