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5 Quick and Dirty Questions to Pick a Financial Adviser

Registered adviser, fiduciary, independent adviser, investment adviser representative, RIA, licensed, designated, unbiased, what does it all mean?  As an investor seeking an adviser, it can certainly be confounding. 

Various types of licenses, designations, financial industry jargon and affiliation options are a lot for anyone to digest.  Twenty-two years of helping people understand it all has led me to a profoundly simple list of questions to help you decide if an adviser is right for you.  Here it is:

  1. Do you know them? (Where they introduced through a trusted friend, family member or other adviser?)
  2. Do you like them?
  3. Are they

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