If paying off credit card debt or other consumer debt is your biggest financial need, you're better off working with a qualified credit counselor
than a financial planner.
According to Peter W. Johnson Jr., a Sunnyvale, Calif., financial planner, individual investors have more tools available — through the Internet — to them today
than financial planners had just a few years ago.
Not exact matches
A certified
financial planner, certified fund specialist and chartered
financial consultant with more
than 30 years» experience, Carson authored «Tested in the Trenches» and co-authored The New York Times best - seller «Avalanche: The 9 Principles for Uncovering True Wealth.»
Bush's portfolio consists of an unwieldy thicket of investments rather
than a coherent plan, says Redondo Beach, Calif.,
financial planner Scott Leonard.
The corporate watchdog has permanently banned former Perth - based
financial planner Simson Kwok from the industry for intentionally mishandling more
than $ 4 million of clients» funds while working for HSBC.
Society's «longevity risk,» as
financial planners call it, has been a slow - developing crisis, more a rising tide
than a sudden storm, so top investment minds have had some time to prepare for it.
The problem is, says Ottawa
financial planner Marc Lamontagne, once you're used to a certain standard of living, it's harder
than you think to trade down.
Most couples have some
financial objectives with bigger costs and a more long - term outlook
than a wedding, said Kevin Meehan, a certified
financial planner and the regional president of Wealth Enhancement Group in Itasca, Illinois.
«If you are not disciplined enough, you can be much more inefficient
than if you were at work,» says Howard Hook, a certified
financial planner and certified public accountant with Access Wealth Planning in Roseland, N.J.
«If you owe more
than $ 1,000 at the end of the year and you don't qualify for one of the [exceptions], you will be penalized,» said certified
financial planner and certified public accountant DeDe Jones, managing director of Innovative Financial in Lakewood,
financial planner and certified public accountant DeDe Jones, managing director of Innovative
Financial in Lakewood,
Financial in Lakewood, Colorado.
«If you see your targets are off by more
than 4 percent to 5 percent, you should think about a rebalance,» said Christy Gatien, certified
financial planner and first vice president and portfolio manager at D.A. Davidson & Co..
Consider Opening a Charge Card Joel Ohman, a certified
financial planner and founder of CreditCardChaser.com suggests that entrepreneurs may be able to avoid high fees by taking out a business charge card rather
than a business credit card.
«Automation creates a stress free, clear - minded environment for people to focus on more meaningful
financial decisions, rather than day - to - day bills,» explains Certified Financial Planner Sa
financial decisions, rather
than day - to - day bills,» explains Certified
Financial Planner Sa
Financial Planner Samuel Rad.
Jim Barnash is a Certified
Financial Planner with more
than four decades of experience.
21:09 — Andy explains how Wealthfront uses data from various sources, including connected accounts, to determine the best plan for each user and to provide better
financial outcomes
than a traditional
planner could conceive.
Rebecca Schreiber, a Certified
Financial Planner in Silver Spring, Md., says the key is to determine your comfort level with a bank, rather
than focusing on the institution's size.
Ray Ferrara, the former chairman of the Certified
Financial Planner Board of Standards who's chairman and CEO of dually registered ProVise Management Group in Clearwater, Florida, noted on a panel discussion at the event that he expects his firm to shell out «less
than $ 10,000 in our hard costs» to comply with the fiduciary rule, but didn't anticipate «any significant ongoing [compliance] costs.»
Financial planning fees at AMP more than doubled after laws were introduced to ban unreasonable fees charged by financial planners and
Financial planning fees at AMP more
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Erik C. Olson, a certified
financial planner with Arete Wealth Management said it's much easier to focus on the present
than to think about the future.
«Our brains are wired so that something tactile in front of you that you can smell and feel is more real
than something on your phone or a number in your bank account,» says Daniel Chong, a certified
financial planner in Irvine, California.
«The media is inundated with suggestions on what to do with your portfolio, making investing seem more complex
than it actually is,» says Oklahoma - based Certified
Financial Planner
«The media is inundated with suggestions on what to do with your portfolio, making investing seem more complex
than it actually is,» says Oklahoma - based Certified
Financial Planner Shanda Sullivan.
The study suggests retirees use the required minimum distribution set by the IRS rather
than the «4 % Rule» used by many
financial planners, investors and retirees.
«You can bet correctly on the presidential election, but the potential damage from guessing wrong about what will happen [in the
financial markets] is much greater
than any benefit you'll likely see,» said certified
financial planner Tim Maurer, director of personal finance for Buckingham and The BAM Alliance.
Contrary to what many
financial planners suggest, some retirees are living on less
than they expected while they were preparing for retirement.
And it's not likely your bank will present any choices other
than their own, says Allen Katz, a certified
financial planner in Staten Island, New York, who previously worked in banks as a
financial advisor.
George is an attorney and Certified
Financial Planner ™ and served as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Navy for more
than 20 years, including service in Newport.
Today more
than ever, Certified
Financial Planner ® professionals are an essential resource.
«It may not be harder today to fit in a visit to a
financial planner or a trip to the gym
than it will be a month from now.
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financial, tax, retirement and college funding advice for more
than 20 years to individuals, families and business owners.
Therefore, if you're shopping for life insurance and being pitched whole life (or currently have a whole life policy), compare the cost to a 20 or 30 year term policy, and discuss your decision with a
financial planner, rather
than just your insurance agent.
A
financial planner can help create a plan to ensure you won't run out of money if you live longer
than expected, he said.
Fred Kirby is a fee - for - service
financial planner who writes an investment and retirement planning newsletter from the outskirts of Armstrong, B.C. Alan Fustey is a portfolio manager at Index Wealth Management in Winnipeg, and has been using ETFs with clients for more
than a decade.
Rather
than waiting for these events to occur you could proactively create a
financial glide path with a
financial planner.
While it can be more difficult to save up a down payment and qualify for a mortgage if you have significant student loan debt, before you give up on your dream of owning a home sooner rather
than later, sit down with a calculator or a
financial planner to see if it makes
financial sense to buy a home now.
Rather
than attempt the complex calculations necessary to arrive at an optimal strategy for drawing down and spending their retirement savings, retirees rely on easy - to - follow rules of thumb, such as the 4 % rule advocated by some
financial planners.
«I suggest they take $ 10,000 and pick stocks, but no more
than that,» says Tony De Thomasis, a
financial planner and president of De Thomas Financial in Thornh
financial planner and president of De Thomas
Financial in Thornh
Financial in Thornhill, Ont.
(If you're sensible, your estimates will be less
than the historical averages to build in a margin safety: most
financial planners I know assume stocks will returns about 7.5 %.)
«Marina needs to get past the emotional part of establishing that she is financially independent and start focusing on what her goals are, because she has more
than enough money to live a long and healthy life,» says Tom Feigs, a
financial planner with Money Coaches Canada in Calgary.
Joseph A. Clark, CFP, RFC — Big Joe, a Certified
Financial Planner (CFP) and Registered Financial Consultant (RFC), has been in the financial services industry for more than
Financial Planner (CFP) and Registered
Financial Consultant (RFC), has been in the financial services industry for more than
Financial Consultant (RFC), has been in the
financial services industry for more than
financial services industry for more
than 20 years.
That is according to market research firm Dalbar and its 20 years of Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior studies, though I prefer the less scientifically accurate «behavior gap» illustration from Carl Richards, a certified
financial planner and the director of investor education for the BAM Alliance, a community of more
than 130 independent wealth management firms throughout the U.S.
You're welcome to investigate Monte Carlo simulations with a
financial planner (or even buy your own software that's been designed for consumers rather
than professionals).
There is a great deal more to being a true
financial planner than offering index funds / investment advice.
Typically speaking, an expert
financial planner will define an affordable house as one with monthly payments that are less
than a quarter of of your after - tax monthly income.
«Deduct every penny you're entitled to - but realize that if your itemized tax deductions are bigger
than most people's at your same income level, your return may get a second look,» says USAA certified
financial planner June Walbert.
The newspaper's expert
financial planner also said that amount was more
than the average American could afford to pay.
Another explanation could be that married heterosexual couples are more likely to go together to a
financial planner than are other types of couples.
Jason Heath, of Toronto - based fee - only
planners Objective
Financial Partners, leans to advising clients to defer CPP / OAS to 70 for those whose life expectancy is average or longer
than average.
Therapists and
financial planners say they're seeing more
financial infidelity
than ever before, perhaps because more and more marriages consist of two - income couples.