{"id":263,"date":"2020-11-06T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-prblog.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/?p=263"},"modified":"2021-02-15T01:38:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T06:38:31","slug":"5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips Help You Select the Best Investment Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.paladinregistry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5-tips-help-select.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.paladinregistry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5-tips-help-select-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"5 tips help select\" class=\"wp-image-5037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5-tips-help-select-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/5-tips-help-select.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paladin\u2019s Registry service&nbsp;<\/a>actually started in 2003 when <strong>\u201cWho\u2019s Watching Your Money?\u201d<\/strong> a book that was written by the founder, was first published. This book established Paladin as one of the leading experts on all types of financial and investment advisors. Paladin added a Registry of pre-screened, 5 stars rated financial planners and investment advisors in the fall of 2004. Since then Paladin researchers have evaluated the credentials, ethics, and business practices of more than 30,000 financial planners, investment advisors, and money managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It stands to reason that all investment advisors market themselves as experts. That is what investors want to hear so it helps advisors market investment advice, services, and products. It has been Paladin\u2019s experience that less than 10% of advisors are real experts based on education, experience, and certifications. 80% of the remaining advisors are sales representatives whose licensing limits them to selling investment and insurance products for commissions. Their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investorwatchdog.com\/financial-advisor-licenses-registrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">licensing<\/a> does not permit them to provide investment advice or ongoing services. The remaining percentage of investment advisors is too new to the advisory business to call themselves experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can you measure the expertise of investment advisors who do not provide audited, GIPS compliant track records that document the results of current clients? You need other methods to identify experts. Following are a few tips that will help you do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d2e89870d21\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d2e89870d21\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/#1_Investment_Performance\" title=\"1.&nbsp; Investment Performance\">1.&nbsp; Investment Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/#2_Investment_Recommendations\" title=\"2.&nbsp; Investment Recommendations&nbsp;\">2.&nbsp; Investment Recommendations&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/#3_Risk_Exposure\" title=\"3.&nbsp; Risk Exposure\">3.&nbsp; Risk Exposure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/#4_Investment_Expense\" title=\"4.&nbsp; Investment Expense\">4.&nbsp; Investment Expense<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/5-tips-help-you-select-the-best-investment-advisors\/#5_Judgment\" title=\"5.&nbsp; Judgment\">5.&nbsp; Judgment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Investment_Performance\"><\/span><strong>1.&nbsp; Investment Performance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investment advisors may not have track records, but they can show you the performance of actual clients with the names blacked out. Make sure you are looking at clients who are similar to you: Age, asset amount, working or retired, moderate risk tolerance, etc. The more the clients mirror your situation the higher the probability you are looking at data that applies to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Investment_Recommendations\"><\/span><strong>2.&nbsp; Investment Recommendations<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ask the investment advisor to document his top ten investment recommendations for clients like you and their performance for the past three years. Advisors will not be used to this type of request and documentation means they are more likely to provide accurate information. Then ask them to document the performance of their top and bottom recommendations. This may be as close as you will come to obtaining any type of track record from an investment advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Risk_Exposure\"><\/span><strong>3.&nbsp; Risk Exposure<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have determined your tolerance for risk ask the advisor to document the most volatile investments he has recommended to clients with your tolerance for risk. For example, if several of his recommendations have lost 25% of their value you can fairly assume the investment advisor is taking a fair amount of risk with his clients\u2019 assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Investment_Expense\"><\/span><strong>4.&nbsp; Investment Expense<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to risk, you should also ask the investment advisor to document every nickel of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investorwatchdog.com\/blog\/seven-layers-of-investment-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">expense that is associated with his investment recommendations<\/a>. That includes all fees, commissions, and transaction charges that are deducted from your assets. Make sure you include any fees that are billed direct to you \u2013 for example, a fixed fee for a financial plan. Expenses are a big deal because they dilute the performance that is produced by the investment advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Judgment\"><\/span><strong>5.&nbsp; Judgment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the final analysis the best investment advisor will be the one with the best judgment.&nbsp; But, how do you measure judgment? That is the role of the track record that financial advisors do not produce. When performance, risk, and expense converge you have a track record that measures judgment. Therefore, your evaluation should use these tips and focus on the advisor\u2019s education (one or more degree from accredited colleges and universities), Experience (more years are better), and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.investorwatchdog.com\/financial-certifications-advisor-credentials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">certifications<\/a> (CFA\u00ae, CIMA\u00ae, CFP\u00ae, CPA\u00ae are best). You have to hope the advisor has good judgment or follow these tips that help you compare advisors to each other. Select the advisor with the best credentials and ethics, not the best personality and sales skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/author\/jack-waymire\/\">Jack\u00a0Waymire<\/a> worked in the financial services industry for 28 years before he left to found the Paladin Registry (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.PaladinRegistry.com<\/a>) in 2004. This investor education website was based on the Principles in\u00a0Jack\u2019s first book:<\/em> <em>&#8220;Who\u2019s Watching Your Money?\u00a0The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor.&#8221;\u00a0<br>The Registry also has a free service that matches investors to advisors who meet Paladin\u2019s minimum requirements for competence and trustworthiness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paladin\u2019s Registry service&nbsp;actually started in 2003 when \u201cWho\u2019s Watching Your Money?\u201d a book that was written by the founder, was first published. This book established Paladin as one of the leading experts on all types of financial and investment advisors. Paladin added a Registry of pre-screened, 5 stars rated financial planners and investment advisors in the fall of 2004. 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