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Should FAs Allow Clients’ Political Opinions to Influence Their Investment Decisions?

Don Connelly & Associates

If it's like the last couple of elections, financial advisors are sure to see some clients wringing their hands over which candidate will win the White House and how that will impact the financial markets and their investments. appeared first on Don Connelly & Associates.

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

Sara Grillo

The word “fiduciary” is not a marketing term, not just something you throw out there to virtue signal. Researching costs of investments, services, and products rendered to the client Assessing if risk is reasonable for the client Assessing if performance expectations are reasonable for the client But these are all loose definitions.

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ESG, Shorthand, and Shortcuts

Brown Advisory

It also compels a good deal of humility, an acknowledgement of luck, and a desire to always learn more and to turn over more rocks, and to look at more information in order to arrive at investment insights. Here is an attempt to invoke fundamental investing basics to clarify exactly what we aspire to deliver for our clients.

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How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Risk Tolerance Identify and consider your risk tolerance when setting your financial goals. Your risk tolerance will influence your investment strategy and asset allocation.

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How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City

Fortune Financial

How to Choose the Right Wealth Management Firm in Kansas City Managing your wealth is a crucial aspect of financial success and security. Risk Tolerance Identify and consider your risk tolerance when setting your financial goals. Your risk tolerance will influence your investment strategy and asset allocation.

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

Sara Grillo

Financial advisors have many options at their hands to solve it, from financial planning and investment management services to fixed products such as annuities. Yet the investment and insurance communities seem to be on two different sides of the fence when it comes to a solution. The retirement crisis in America is real.