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How to Find a Fiduciary Financial Advisor

Darrow Wealth Management

Consider this: you walk into a Bank of America branch and ask for the best type of savings account on the market. Only registered investment advisors have a full-time fiduciary duty to their clients. This AUM based fee structure is common among fee-only advisors who are almost always full-time fiduciaries.

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

Sara Grillo

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Why is the fiduciary standard important in financial advice? The word “fiduciary” is not a marketing term, not just something you throw out there to virtue signal.

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What is the cost of a financial advisor?

WiserAdvisor

Below are the different types of financial advisors you can choose from based on their fee model: 1. Fee-only financial advisors Average cost: $200 to $400 an hour/ $1,000 to $3,000 per plan/ 1.18% to 0.59% of AUM Fee-only financial advisors are professionals who do not receive commissions from selling financial products.

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The Benefits of a Diversified Investment Portfolio

International College of Financial Planning

Diversifying investment will minimize the impact of market fluctuations on your portfolio. Asset allocation helps you weather market ups and downs, ensuring that the performance of one asset class doesn’t have an overwhelming impact on your portfolio.

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6 Tips to Avoid Financial Fraud and Guard Your Investments

WiserAdvisor

Ask about the investment, returns, company backing, market experience, product features, specifications, and other details. Further, promises of high yield on well-established market indices could be a sign of worry. Hence, be careful and adopt the opposite approach. If the person dodges the questions, it could be a red flag.

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How the SEC Has Strayed From Its Mission

Inside Information

It says that the fiduciary duty covering investment advisors would apply to the entire advisor-client engagement, and arise as a matter of law whenever an investor gives an RIA his/her trust and confidence. To understand how, we need to back up a bit.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Fee only advisors can now purchase annuities for their clients without having to be licensed agents. Do advisors breach fiduciary duty when they fail to recommend annuities?