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How to save on financial advisor fees?

Sara Grillo

There are websites such as NAPFA, fee only network and XYPN that offer advisor search directories. I did not interview all the hundreds of thousands of advisors out there, I conducted research using Google, consulted with my network, and posted on social media. Read about the six core fiduciary duties.

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

Sara Grillo

Legal definition of the fiduciary standard To quote directly from a paper by Attorney Lorna Schnase , two bodies of law form the legal basis for the fiduciary standard: Common law: Under common law principles of agency, an investment adviser, as agent, owes fiduciary duties to its client, as principal.3

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6 Tips to Avoid Financial Fraud and Guard Your Investments

WiserAdvisor

on social media. Alternatively, if you want to avoid dealing with agents and brokers who could likely persuade you to make a biased financial decision, use the WiserAdvisor’s Advisor Match Tool to find a fee-only professional financial advisor who is governed by a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest at all times.

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

Sara Grillo

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? Yet the investment and insurance communities seem to be on two different sides of the fence when it comes to a solution.