Retirement Benefits Group hired a third - party to benchmark their fees against the rest of the industry, something Weir recommends
other advisors do as well.
Ask yourself, «What does my advisor know that every other advisor doesn't?»
Really, what does your advisor know that every other advisor doesn't or couldn't know?
Not exact matches
I've seen entrepreneurs work for days trying to come up with a fair offer for someone they'd love to have onboard - sweating the numbers, comparing the offer to the comp of
other key players, checking with outside
advisors,
doing every bit of homework possible in order to get to their best proposal.They become heavily invested (financially, but even more psychologically) in the offer and the outcome because they believe it's fair to everyone and the absolute best they can
do.
Do you have a team of employees,
advisors and
others who've «been there,
done that» and won't be making it up as you go along?
«I
do this by building relationships with
other trusted
advisors, such as attorneys, CPAs and bankers.»
Some
other key questions to think about when choosing an
advisor include:
Does the prospective
advisor's expertise match your needs?
The alert noted that in a recent SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations study of 75 financial firms, 5 percent of broker - dealers and 26 percent of
advisors and investment funds
did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to uncover vulnerabilities, potential business consequences and
other cybersecurity threats.
Small - business owners «are having to
do a lot more digging to find the opportunities, and since the opportunities are fewer, they have more competition with
other small businesses,» says Julie Weeks, an American Express research
advisor and author of the report.
Like many
other Trump
advisors that
did not agree completely with Trumps's ways, Musk argued that his access to the commander - in - chief gave him the chance to change Trump's mind.
These fees
do not compare all that favorably to
other robo
advisors, such as Schwab Intelligent Portfolio, which charges 0.08 % for conservative portfolios, 0.19 % for moderate - risk portfolios, and 0.24 % for aggressive portfolios.
Gary Cohn, President Trump's top economic
advisor, said that the effort by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan to jointly address healthcare was the same as the administration was
doing by proposing rules to make it easier for self - employed Americans, small businesses and
others to band together to get insurance through what are called association health plans.
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other advisor that acts in a role limited to consulting on any broad - based plan that
does not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of executive officers or directors and that is generally available to all salaried employees or providing information that is not customized for a particular company or that is customized based on parameters that are not developed by the consultant or
advisor, and about which the consultant or
advisor does not provide advice.
As discussed above, notwithstanding receipt by HP Co. of a private letter ruling from the IRS and / or opinions of counsel and
other external tax
advisors, the IRS could assert that the distribution
does not qualify for tax - free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
On the
other hand, an
advisor who
did not serve as a fiduciary could freely advise participants on rolling over their accounts to IRAs and how the rollover proceeds should be invested.
BMO Nesbitt Burns Investment
Advisors posted an introduction to bitcoin and
other cryptocurrencies but warn that «as a team, we
do not believe in the investment merits of cryptocurrencies at this point in time».
So why
do some
advisors stay busy all day without moving the needle, while
others seem to make leaps and bounds in their practice without breaking a sweat?
No
other research provider
does the type of in - depth analysis that we
do for our
advisor clients.
With the features described above, KICKICO creates a synergized place for different audiences that
did not interact before, such as creators of ICO and cryptocurrency projects and their backers, or creators of classical crowdfunding campaigns and their backers who have never dealt with cryptocurrencies before, authors of their projects and experienced army of
advisors, moderators, designers, translators and
other specialists all over the World.
As a fee - only financial
advisor I
do not receive commissions or
other compensation from the sale of specific investments or insurance products.
Being forcibly questioned on oath and without warning or legal
advisors, with no hint of what the questions related to or whether it was a matter involving them or someone else (maybe a family member or friend), the subject either had to incriminate themself or someone else by telling the truth, be charged with perjury if they lied or
other witnesses said differently when questioned in turn, or be charged with contempt of court if they didn't speak.
Taylor, a Republican who took a pass on running herself this fall, but has made no secret that she both thought of
doing so (in a challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand) and might yet enter the political realm she has heretofore left to her significant
other, pledged to help Saujani in whatever way she could in the election and has been serving as an unofficial campaign
advisor.
The city also cited a Supreme Court decision that determined that the «test of an outside
advisor's relationship is whether the outside
advisor «
does not represent an interest of its own, or the interest of any
other client.»
«You don't know
other faculty or
other people, so from the beginning you find yourself in this «you and your
advisor on a boat» position,» says one postdoc.
A new study of science PhDs who embarked on careers between 2004 and 2014 showed that while nearly two - thirds chose employment outside academic science, their reasons for
doing so had little to
do with the advice they received from faculty
advisors,
other scientific mentors, family, or even graduate school peers.
I could also point out that someone working in academia or industry who is embittered by knowing that their choice of career was made by seeking to placate an
advisor could
do more to discourage
other women and minorities from entering scientific careers.
I spend «down» time reading papers, chatting science with my lab mates or
advisor, or getting
other work
done (at the beginning of my graduate career, this was class assignments or grading for my teaching assignments... lately, it's writing!).
Dave Asprey: One of the
other anti-aging guys that I've known for many, many years, who's an
advisor to the non-profit Silicone Valley Health Institute Group that I run, Dr Miller, he insists on each lab... He holds the labs accountable for quality standards, and ran into exactly the same problem that you've run into, where he doesn't trust lab data, because it's so highly variable.
It's why Creative Advisor Tim Blake Nelson urges
other Advisors to provide the Fellows with «tools that are specific, but then allow them to
do what they want.»
Back in 2002 a group of educational travel companies came together and pioneered a robust verification scheme which featured an audit of all members every year by independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst
others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor
advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it
does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitration.
Compared to
other service
advisors I've
done business with, Peter tops the list.
The
other thing we
do that individual investors can't, and that most
advisors would find tough, time - consuming and expensive, is we largely hedge interest rate risk out of the portfolio.
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advisors, hedge funds and
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does not make any representations or warranties concerning the past or future performance of these
advisors, hedge funds and
others or the accuracy of the information they provide.
Katt deserves to be enshrined in the financial hall of fame for the wonderful work he has
done for those fortunate enough to have retained his services either directly or through
other advisors
I would take this further and say, don't take investing advice from anyone
other than a professional
advisor.
Firstly I
do not have a crystal ball nor
do I give investment advice
other than my Commodity Trading
advisor client who have signed and agreed to all kinds of disclosures and are aware of -LSB-...]
• Paying for an investment
advisor to take care of your investments: Some investors enjoy the process of managing their own money...
others don't.
ETFs can also be excellent tools, but many
advisors use them for tactical asset allocation, sector plays and a lot of
other nonsense that has nothing to
do with passive investing.
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advisors, hedge funds and
other analysts who may post on IBKR Quant Blog are independent of IB and IB
does not make any representations or warranties concerning the past or future performance of these
advisors, hedge funds and
others or the accuracy of the information they provide.
It's certainly not that far removed from
other «unique» money making ideas like becoming a clown, a college
advisor, or
doing something no one else wants to
do.
If you
do want professional advice, I generally prefer
other types of financial
advisors over a broker, as a broker's interests are not always as aligned with an investor's best interest as one would like.
His advice to
other advisors: «Go lower or
do more.»
John is an adjunct assistant professor of economics and international finance at the University of Michigan - but don't be dismayed; his
other job is running Hussman Econometrics
Advisors, where he manages money for individuals and institutions (he's an equal - opportunity money manager).
Interactive Brokers
does not conduct a «suitability review» to make sure the trading of any
advisor or hedge fund or
other party is suitable for you.
They
do not collect commissions or have incentives that
other advisors may have to recommend one product over another.
While WealthFront, Betterment, SigFig, Personal Capital and
others may take money away from the brokers and investment
advisors, their don't really have a business because their margins are going to suck.
Mike Chadwick, an investment
advisor with Chadwick Financial
Advisors, warned that if you don't have any savings, «You're going to end up in debt with credit cards, loans from family or some
other source, and it's a slippery downhill slide if you're not disciplined to always save some of your earnings.»
Just because most
other individual investors and their financial
advisors seem not to have a clue about optimal investment strategies
does not mean that you need to be clueless, as well.
So
does this include both the MER and any
other manager /
advisor fees?
``... stockbrokers and
others tied to Wall Street» have given a «bum rap» to whole life policies for «hefty up front fees», and that «they don't even tell you how much the
advisor is making.»