1.0Paladin Registry Bloghttps://www.paladinregistry.com/blogWilliam Haysletthttps://www.paladinregistry.com/blog/author/william-hayslett/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BgGjd9Sydh"><a href="https://www.paladinregistry.com/blog/investing/investment-policy-statement/">What is an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and How Do You Write One?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.paladinregistry.com/blog/investing/investment-policy-statement/embed/#?secret=BgGjd9Sydh" width="600" height="338" title="“What is an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) and How Do You Write One?” — Paladin Registry Blog" data-secret="BgGjd9Sydh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.paladinregistry.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/policy.webp11Before we begin, let’s first find out what an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is, shall we? An IPS (Investment Policy Statement) refers to a document that entails your goals, targets, and investments vis-a-vis your investment. It provides a roadmap to your financial advisor offering them an exact vision of your goals on how you want your money invested, where you want to invest it, and how much you wish to