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Why Does Everyone Hate on Financial Planners?

Almost every personal finance blog out there (even the best of the best on my blogroll) hates on financial planners, financial advisors, investment advisors, etc., but I don’t understand all the expressed hatred.  A financial advisor could be very useful for those that need help, despite all the negative information out there. 

Before even starting, I

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How Financial Planners SHOULD Act

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Due to my position at work, I get a ton of trade magazines on a daily basis.  It just so happens that “trade” in this case means law, money, financial planning magazines so that is pretty okay with me!  In my daily flipping to find out if anything life breaking has occurred I

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How to Choose a Financial Planner – 7 Tips by Wall Street Journal

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Wall Street Journal Writer, Shelly Banjo offers, “Seven Questions to Ask When Picking a Financial Adviser.”  I am a huge fan of the article because Ms. Banjo is nonjudgmental of the financial advisor role but rather offers 7 sound questions to ask someone vetting for your trust.

Let me say this first, and I

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When to Fire your Financial Advisor / Adviser

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When to Fire your Financial Advisor / Adviser

Believe it or not, despite the recent volatility and drop very few planners at my office have been fired by clients!  I will go into the reason a little later (or at least my humble theory).  While revewing the Personal Finance section at WSJ Online – I came across a great article

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How to Steer Clear of Shady Advisors - It is Hard than you Think

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As I have stated, I constantly read WSJ.com’s Personal Finance Section online, I find that their articles are usually interesting and informative; well tonight I read an article which was neither.  It was titled, “How to Steer Clear of Shady Advisors” written by Mary Pilon.  It was obviously (in my humble opinion) written by

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Advantages of Using a Prepaid Credit Card

There are many benefits to using a prepaid credit card.  A prepaid credit, also known as a secured credit card  is defined by bank rate as a credit card that, “…requires a cash collateral deposit that becomes the credit line for that account.”

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