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What are the Different Types of Financial Advisors?

WiserAdvisor

These professionals also hold expertise in various fields, such as retirement planning, tax management, estate planning, investment management, insurance, debt management, wealth management, and more. Accountants An accountant is a professional who audits and analyzes accounts and financial statements.

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This broker vs. financial advisor debate got ABSOLUTELY crazy!

Sara Grillo

In the absence of a securities account, what value do you provide to your clients? ” Is it just the fees that are directly debited out of an account, or is the cost of a product (such as an insurance product) relevant? A critical question in the debate of financial advisor vs. broker is what is value? Scott Salaske.

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

Sara Grillo

If you have the wrong political views, access to your bank account could be at risk. 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. That’s crazy.

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

The debaters include: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. John Robinson (“JR”), Founder of Financial Planning Hawaii, Inc. This information is general in nature; for specific advice applicable to your current situation please contact a consultant or advisor.

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

Assuming we all agree that financial planning does not yet meet the standard for being considered a” profession”, what do you believe is required in order for that to happen? The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. Robert will be on the “for” team.

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