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Choosing A Financial Advisor? – Ask These 6 Questions

The Chicago Financial Planner

A part of this process might include hiring a financial advisor or hiring a new financial advisor if you have decided to move on from your current advisor. Hiring the right advisor for your needs is critical. Here are six questions to ask when choosing a financial advisor: How do you get paid?

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MiB: Tom Rampulla, Vanguard’s Financial Advisor Services Director

The Big Picture

This week, we speak with Thomas Rampulla, managing director of Vanguard’s Financial Advisor Services. The division provides investments, services, education and research to more than 1,000 financial advisory firms representing more than $3 trillion in assets.

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The 10 Best Financial Advisor Conferences To Attend In 2024

Nerd's Eye View

After several years of turmoil caused by the pandemic, financial advisor conferences seem to have found a "new [post-pandemic] normal", with events once again growing (some already surpassing their pre-pandemic highs). As a result, I am often asked for my own suggestions of what, really, are the industry's 'best' conferences to attend.

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What High-Net-Worth Prospects (Really) Want From A Financial Advisor

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days of wealth management, a financial advisor's value proposition was relatively explicit, typically focusing on a limited range of portfolio management activities (e.g., selling and trading) or on sales-oriented advice that centered on implementing insurance products.

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Redefining Wealth: Money Management, FinTech, Inclusion, and Belonging

Speaker: Marguerita Cheng - Chief Executive Officer at Blue Ocean Global Wealth

Professional money management has always seemed to be for a niche group of people when in actuality, almost everyone can benefit from this with the help of the right financial advisor. To do this, we must meet everyone at their level of financial literacy and help them to make the best-informed decision for their financial state.

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Summer Reading List Of “Best Books” For Financial Advisors – 2024 Edition

Nerd's Eye View

And so, in the spirit of sharing, a few years ago I launched my list of " Recommended (Book) Reading for Financial Advisors ", and it was so well received that in 2013 I also started sharing my annual "Summer Reading List" for financial advisors of the best books I'd read in the preceding year.

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Summer Reading List Of “Best Books” For Financial Advisors – 2023 Edition

Nerd's Eye View

And so, in the spirit of sharing, a few years ago I launched my list of " Recommended (Book) Reading for Financial Advisors ", and it was so well received that in 2013 I also started sharing my annual "Summer Reading List" for financial advisors of the best books I'd read in the preceding year.

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Long-Term Care Considerations in Estate Planning

This article explores the impact of medical/LTC expenses on estate planning objectives, and discusses strategies to keep assets flexible to address needs that may arise while satisfying the objective of transferring wealth to designated beneficiaries.