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How to Choose a Personal Financial Advisor

Park Place Financial

Whether planning for retirement or evaluating different investment options, people seek the assistance of a personal financial advisor for many reasons. As valuable as professional financial services are, not every advisor is equipped to help every investor. Wealth Manager .

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Empower (formerly Personal Capital) Review – Managing All Your Investments in One Place

Good Financial Cents

You see, financial advisors that focus primarily on wealth management can be costly to keep around. They charge either a percentage of assets managed or a flat hourly rate that can run as high as several hundred dollars per hour, plus trading commissions and administrative fees. Is Personal Capital for Me?

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How the SEC Has Strayed From Its Mission

Inside Information

This second petition includes some draft language that the SEC could adopt, which spells out that a broker should be required to either register its reps with the SEC or stop calling those reps advisors, financial planners, wealth managers etc. Historical precedent. The point here is what’s in the middle.