If you’re a baby boomer, you most likely grew up with the notion that men are born with a natural ability to be good at managing money and investing.
When it comes to professional investment or financial planning advice, clients want to work with someone who is both competent and committed to serving their best interests, someone that honors and values integrity as a core belief. In short, they want someone they can trust. They want a fiduciary.
Maybe you’ve just received an inheritance, or you’ve decided to get your financial house in order by developing a comprehensive financial plan, or you’re preparing for retirement and you’re seeking the guidance of financial planner. Whatever the reason for contacting me, I often get asked the same questions:
Who could have guessed back in January that Vanguard stock mutual funds would have performed as well as they have year to date?
Although not news to me – you might find it shocking and certainly disturbing to discover that some financial advisors will sometimes work against their clients best interests if – guess what? If the advisor can pocket more money in fees.
According to a new study, done by Cambridge Mass. based National Bureau of Economic Research, (NBER) many advisors will encourage chasing high returns and press clients toward funds with higher fees. This was discovered after NBER sent out auditors, posing as clients, to almost 300 financial advisors in the Boston area.
It's true - if you want to achieve financial success, you'll need to develop your delayed gratification skills.
The public has received a hard earned education when it comes to finance and investing. The upside to the Bernie Madoff’s of the world is that consumers are now becoming savvy and more informed about how they manage their hard earned money – and who they trust when investing it. I'd like to offer a little more education when it comes to choosing an investment advisor.
This is the time of year people often start thinking about getting their financial house in order. So if creating a personal financial plan is on your list as a personal and financial goal to accomplish in 2012, you won’t be alone. As you survey the landscape of fee-only financial planning options available, keep this in mind;
Creating and implementing a comprehensive financial plan that
