By: Gerald SummerscloseAuthor: Gerald Summers Name: Gerald Summers
Member: Member Paladin
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Email: gsummers@cinci.rr.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com/external/beaninformedinvestor/advisor_profile.php?advisor_id=2792
About: See Authors Posts (1) | October 26, 2009 | Investor Information

You may be considering seeking help from a financial planner for a number of reasons, whether it’s deciding to buy a new home, planning for retirement or your children’s education, or simply not having the time or expertise to organize your finances. Whatever your need, working with a financial planner can be a helpful step [...]

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com
About: Jack writes for the InvestorWatchdog website and Worth magazine. He worked in the financial services industry from 1976 to 2004. For twenty of those years he was the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a Broker/Dealer. Jack is the author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor and is a co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com.See Authors Posts (87) | October 22, 2009 | Deceptive Sales Practices, How to Select Advisors

There is an easy way to protect you from unscrupulous financial advisors. All you have to do is require written documentation before you select them. Low quality advisors want you to make subjective decisions when you select financial professionals. Subjectivity plays into their hands because it maximizes the impact of their personalities, brand names, sales skills, [...]

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com
About: Jack writes for the InvestorWatchdog website and Worth magazine. He worked in the financial services industry from 1976 to 2004. For twenty of those years he was the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a Broker/Dealer. Jack is the author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor and is a co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com.See Authors Posts (87) | October 22, 2009 | Financial Advisors, Who Can I Trust?

A lot of investors say they want independent advice, but when queried, very few investors can tell us what that type of advice that is.
48.2% of investors believe independent advice comes from financial advisors who are not employed by big Wall Street firms. They believe advice from Wall Street advisors is tainted because their firms need rising revenues and [...]

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com
About: Jack writes for the InvestorWatchdog website and Worth magazine. He worked in the financial services industry from 1976 to 2004. For twenty of those years he was the president of a Registered Investment Advisory firm and a Broker/Dealer. Jack is the author of Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor and is a co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com.See Authors Posts (87) | October 22, 2009 | Deceptive Sales Practices, Who Can I Trust?

One of the more deceptive sales tactics out there is the FREE LUNCH. Financial advisors invite investors to educational seminars that include a free lunch or dinner. This sounds benign enough, but it is a popular sales tactic that low quality financial advisors use to meet investors.
Advisors can’t sell you investment or insurance products until they meet you on [...]

By: Bryan BeattycloseAuthor: Bryan Beatty Name: Bryan Beatty
Member: Member Paladin
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Email: bbeatty@ebwllc.com
Site: http://paladinregistry.com/external/beaninformedinvestor/advisor_profile.php?advisor_id=1967
About: Bryan is a 1991 graduate of University of MD with a BS in Finance where he was the President of the Finance, Banking and Investment Society. He is a Certified Financial Planner TM (CFP) Practitioner and a member of the Financial Planning Association. Bryan has been assisting clients in all aspects of investment and retirement planning since 1992. An avid lifelong musician Bryan plays guitar and writes music in his spare time and occasional plays area venues. Originally from Baltimore MD, Bryan has lived in Northern Virginia since 1992. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements.See Authors Posts (5) | October 22, 2009 | Deceptive Sales Practices

In a filing with FINRA titled – FINRA Bars Former New York Broker for Defrauding Elderly Investor of More Than $500,000.
Do you worry about protecting you loved ones from being taken advantage? You should. It is not uncommon for unscrupulous insurance agents and brokers or advisors to pose as a specialist in the senior [...]

By: DFreecloseAuthor: DFree Name: Debbie Freeman
Email: debbie@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://www.paladinregistry.com
About: See Authors Posts (14) | October 20, 2009 | Wall Street Ethics

It appears that greed once again got in the way of professional ethics in the recent downfall of the financial services industry. A recent article investigates how Moody’s Investor Services fired/purged employees who raised concern that the company was risking it’s reputation over profits.
It appears that Moody’s promoted employees who were willing to take [...]