http://www.netvouz.com/infor626/tag/advisors?feed=rss infor626's bookmarks tagged "advisors" on Netvouz http://www.amexsux.com/ infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.category.35/financial-services-industry.html Are Your Best Interests the Same as the Financial Services Industry? - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry - Financial Articles, The financial services industry is not your financial partner nor your investment partner not matter what you are told by their sales agents. Overwhelmingly, the financial services industry views individual investors as a profit center. Develop your own financial knowledge and skills. Never trust blindly. Always verify. Here there be many silk and woolen dragons. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.94/checking-the-backgrounds-of-individual-securities-brokers-and-advisors-who-sell-investments.html Checking the backgrounds of individual securities brokers and advisors who sell investments - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Regulation of Financial Advisors and Investment Advisers - Financial Articles, Concerning the backgrounds of individual securities brokers and advisors who sell investment products, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. NASD offers assistance in checking their backgrounds. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.climark.com/ Advisors Assistant infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/does-it-matter-how-financial-planners-and-investment-advisors-are-paid-233.htm Yes, it can matter significantly how a financial advisor is paid. The heart of the compensation issue is an advisor’s potential conflict of interest with infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.83/does-it-matter-how-financial-planners-and-investment-advisors-are-paid.html Does it matter how financial planners and investment advisors are paid? - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, Yes, it can matter significantly how an advisor is paid. The heart of the compensation issue is an advisor’s potential “conflict of interest” with respect to payments from third parties. If an advisor works on sales commissions or accepts other third party payments, will he still provide the best recommendations based solely on the client’s best interests infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.86/fee-only-compensation-aligns-the-interests-of-clients-and-their-financial-advisors.html Fee-only compensation aligns the interests of clients and their financial advisors - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, Several important considerations favor using fee only advisors over advisors who accept third party commissions and other payments. Fee only payment arrangements with advisors allow clients to 1 maintain trust and reduce unethical behavior, 2 separate financial decisions from purchases, and 3 obtain lower cost financial products. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/fee-only-compensation-aligns-the-interests-of-clients-and-their-financial-advisors-237.htm Several important considerations favor using fee-only financial advisors over advisors and investment counselors who accept third party commissions and other infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.87/fee-only-financial-planner-and-investment-advisor-groups.html Fee-only financial planner and investment advisor groups - Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry > Payment of Investment Advisors, Financial Planners, and Investment Counselors - Financial Articles, Members of certain advisory groups have chosen to work with their clients solely on a client paid “fee only” basis. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.category.38/financial%20advisors.html Financial Advisors, Investment Counselors, and the Financial Industry - Financial Articles, infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT