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How to Choose a Personal Financial Advisor

Park Place Financial

As valuable as professional financial services are, not every advisor is equipped to help every investor. For instance, a high net worth individual requires an advisor who understands their complex financial situations. Typically, these advisors are skilled in multiple areas, such as general wealth management or estate planning.

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What does it mean to be a Fee-Only financial advisor?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Regardless of how an advisor is compensated, it’s important that they are transparent about their fees and any additional compensation they may receive. At Walkner Condon we use the assets under management (AUM) model. We get paid based on a percentage of a client’s assets that we manage. How are we compensated?

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What type of financial advisor is right for you? Questions you should ask.

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Regardless of how an advisor is compensated, it’s important that they are transparent about their fees and any additional compensation they may receive. How we are Compensated At Walkner Condon we use the assets under management (AUM) model. We get paid based on a percentage of a client’s assets that we manage.

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Three Qualities of a Successful Investment Adviser

Truemind Capital

Investment management is never a part-time activity but a full-time job. Quality investment management is much more than selecting schemes from star-rating websites or buying a stock based on little insights. Unchecked conflict of interest can ruin your investment returns. 🔊 Play Audio.

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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. Personal Capital to the rescue.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee.

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Sustainable Investing: Considerations for Trustees

Brown Advisory

Put simply, trustees serve as fiduciaries with investment authority over assets that are intended to benefit another person or persons; trustees should use every device at their disposal in an effort to maximize the investment returns of the trust they oversee. ESG AND FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.