{"id":4088,"date":"2014-06-12T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-prblog.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/?p=4088"},"modified":"2014-06-16T13:57:01","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T20:57:01","slug":"five-tips-selecting-5-star-financial-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/five-tips-selecting-5-star-financial-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tips For Selecting A  5 Star Financial Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/selecting-5-star-advisor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4097\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/selecting-5-star-advisor-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"Exceptional Rating\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/selecting-5-star-advisor-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/selecting-5-star-advisor.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>You want a financial expert you can trust to help you invest your retirement assets. Every financial advisor you talk to claims to be a trustworthy financial expert. Are they telling the truth or is their undocumented claims part of a deceptive sales pitch? \u00a0Take a few moments to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #222222;\">obtain a FREE\u00a0copy of our eBook titled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/ebooks\/five-tips-for-selecting-a-five-star-advisor?utm_source=landing%20page&amp;utm_medium=ebook&amp;utm_campaign=tips%20for%20selecting%20a%20five%20star%20advisor\" target=\"_blank\">Five\u00a0<\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/ebooks\/five-tips-for-selecting-a-five-star-advisor?utm_source=landing%20page&amp;utm_medium=ebook&amp;utm_campaign=tips%20for%20selecting%20a%20five%20star%20advisor\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Selecting a 5\u00a0Star Advisor<\/a>. \u00a0Here are some excerpts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the challenges that you face when selecting an advisor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They\u00a0do not have mandatory disclosure requirements<\/li>\n<li>They\u00a0do not provide legitimate track records<\/li>\n<li>Many use sales tactics<\/li>\n<li>No easy way to validate their claims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are responsible for making the right selection decision. \u00a0Knowing this you need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/articles\/seven-critical-questions-for-financial-advisors\" target=\"_blank\">Ask the right questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Know good answers from bad ones<\/li>\n<li>Validate the accuracy of advisor information<\/li>\n<li>Minimize the impact of their sales skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Shortcut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is a shortcut that can save you time and reduce your risk of making a mistake. Follow\u00a0our\u00a0five time-tested, Paladin tips. I&#8217;ve\u00a0listed our first two here.<\/p>\n<p>Tip #1. <a href=\"http:\/\/iwd.paladinregistry.com\/advisors-2\/select-local-financial-advisor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Local Advisory Firm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you have seen their advertisements on TV, but big firms are rarely your best choice. They have too many conflicts of interest. You are better served if you select a Registered Investment Advisory firm (RIA) that is headquartered in your community. Or, select an Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) who is registered with a local RIA.<\/p>\n<p>Tip #2. Personalities<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t select advisors based on personalities that have nothing to do with their competence and ethics. \u00a0The\u00a0one\u00a0with the best personality usually has the best sales skills. You don\u2019t want a salesperson investing your assets. Select the financial advisor with the best\u00a0qualifications: Credentials, ethics, business practices, and services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Steps&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you already know a\u00a0financial advisor, use these Five Tips to make the right decision. If you don\u2019t know\u00a0any high quality advisors or you want additional choices go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\" target=\"_blank\">Paladin Registry<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You want a financial expert you can trust to help you invest your retirement assets. Every financial advisor you talk to claims to be a trustworthy financial expert. Are they telling the truth or is their undocumented claims part of a deceptive sales pitch? \u00a0Take a few moments to\u00a0obtain a FREE\u00a0copy of our eBook titled\u00a0Five\u00a0Tips for Selecting a 5\u00a0Star Advisor. \u00a0Here are some excerpts. &nbsp; Responsibilities Let\u2019s start with the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[325],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advisors"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Five Tips For Selecting A 5 Star Financial Advisor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You want a financial advisor you can trust to help you invest your retirement assets. 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