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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

The idea centered on the concepts of simplicity, keeping total investment costs and taxes extremely low and developing a custom investment plan for each client using low-cost asset class and index funds. In early 2015, Scott sold his ownership interest in the firm. He started Firstmetric a few years later.

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How to sniff out a lying grifter in a Form ADV

Sara Grillo

I periodically blog about financial products and services so that consumers can avoid being taken advantage of by the financial services industry. A few years later Scott merged Quest with another local investment advisory firm, Portfolio Solutions, that shared the same investment principles at that time.

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This broker vs. financial advisor debate got ABSOLUTELY crazy!

Sara Grillo

I hope you’ll at least join my weekly newsletter about financial advisor lead generation. With over thirty years of financial services experience, Mike is an independent financial professional helping individuals and small business owners in providing unbiased insurance and investment strategies. Participant Bios.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

Flat fee advisors Advice only planners Hourly financial advisors I periodically blog about financial products and services so that consumers can avoid being taken advantage of by the financial services industry. Scott has been serving families for 29 years in the financial services space.

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Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market

Brown Advisory

In other cases—especially during periods of market stress—we may need to focus more on market-based liquidity —in other words, whether investors can, if they need to sell for any reason, quickly find buyers for an asset and expect a fair price (and whether adverse market circumstances might cause an investment’s theoretical liquidity to dry up).

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Managing Liquidity in the Coronavirus Market

Brown Advisory

In other cases—especially during periods of market stress—we may need to focus more on market-based liquidity —in other words, whether investors can, if they need to sell for any reason, quickly find buyers for an asset and expect a fair price (and whether adverse market circumstances might cause an investment’s theoretical liquidity to dry up).

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Are Alternative Investments the Key to Diversifying Your Portfolio?

Fortune Financial

between 2015 and the end of 2021. trillion in 2015 to$13.32 The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association predicts that alternatives will contribute 50% of industry revenue in the coming years, despite comprising just 12% of the $153 trillion global investable market in 2020.