{"id":517,"date":"2020-10-12T14:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging-prblog.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/?p=517"},"modified":"2024-08-12T08:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:05:21","slug":"should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/advisors\/should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Select a Financial Advisor or an Investment Advisor?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You may already know titles in the financial service industry don\u2019t mean much. Most investment advisors<a title=\"Select an Investment Advisor Who Also Makes Decisions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/select-an-investment-advisor-who-also-makes-decisions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/a>and financial advisors use the titles that create the lowest amount of sales resistance and the highest close ratio when they sell investment services and products. The only meaningful difference between a financial advisor and an investment advisor is the range of services that advisors provide investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinancial Advisor\u201d implies a broader range of services than the words \u201cInvestment Advisor\u201d. A financial advisor could be more of a generalist. An investment advisor could be more of a specialist if his only services are investment related.<\/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-69f2bb20b1acb\" 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-69f2bb20b1acb\"  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\/should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor\/#Warning_Label\" title=\"Warning Label\">Warning Label<\/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\/should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor\/#Advisor_Characteristics\" title=\"Advisor Characteristics\">Advisor Characteristics<\/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\/should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor\/#Investment_Versus_Financial\" title=\"Investment Versus Financial\">Investment Versus Financial<\/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\/should-i-select-a-financial-advisor-or-an-investment-advisor\/#Proceed_with_Caution\" title=\"Proceed with Caution\">Proceed with Caution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Warning_Label\"><\/span><strong>Warning Label<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You also may know that anyone in the financial service industry can claim to be a financial advisor or an investment advisor. This is a major issue when sales reps claim to be financial advisors. They use this deceptive marketing practice to minimize sales resistance &#8211; they know you do not want salesmen investing your assets. A title change can have a major impact on investor decisions when they do not ask the right questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Advisor_Characteristics\"><\/span><strong>Advisor Characteristics<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Real investment advisors and financial advisors have four characteristics in common:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They are RIAs (Registered Investment Advisors) or IARs (Investment Advisor Representatives). RIAs are firms that can be one advisor or multiple advisors. IARs are registered with the RIAs (firms)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These registrations permit them to provide financial advice and ongoing services such as performance measurement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are both financial fiduciaries who are held to the highest ethical standards in the financial services industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They are both compensated with one or more of the three <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/investment-advice-online\/why-pay-fees-for-financial-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">types of fees <\/a>(hourly, fixed, or asset-based).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure advisors document these characteristics in writing so you have a permanent record of their responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Investment_Versus_Financial\"><\/span><strong>Investment Versus Financial<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investment advisors may limit what they do to investment advice and services. They help you develop Investment Policy Statements, allocate assets, select money managers, and monitor performance. Some advisors will also make decisions on behalf of clients without their approval in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Financial advisors provide a broader range of services that can include one or more of the following: Planning services, investment services, insurance advice, and tax services. The actual combination of services will vary by financial advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proceed_with_Caution\"><\/span><strong>Proceed with Caution<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Investment advisors are usually limited to one type of service so it is pretty easy to determine if they are experts. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/investment-advice-online\/tips-for-selecting-quality-advisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Financial advisors claim to be experts <\/a>in a number of disciplines (planning, investing, insurance, tax) that may or may not be true. It is easier to accept this claim when a team of specialists provides the services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not be lured into selecting a financial advisor who delivers multiple services because you do not want to pay separate fees to several professionals. Your goal is to get the best advice you can afford that will help you achieve your financial goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paladinregistry.com\/blog\/author\/jack-waymire\/\">Jack&nbsp;Waymire<\/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&nbsp;Jack\u2019s first book:<\/em> <em>&#8220;Who\u2019s Watching Your Money?&nbsp;The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor.&#8221;&nbsp;<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>You may already know titles in the financial service industry don\u2019t mean much. 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