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		<title>Financial Advisor Titles are Confusing</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/financial-advisor-titles-are-confusing</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deceptive Sales Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Certified Financial Planner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial advisors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent requests we receive from investors is asking us to describe the key differences between titles that are used by financial advisors and representatives.
As background, these titles are confusing because the financial service industry wants them to be confusing. Lower quality advisors are more productive when they blur distinctions between themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Not to Hire a Financial Advisor or Financial Planner</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/how-not-to-hire-a-financial-advisor-or-financial-planner</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/how-not-to-hire-a-financial-advisor-or-financial-planner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DFree</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[background checs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernie Madoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial advisor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how not to hire a financial advisor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to interview financial advisors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investorwatchdog.com/?p=3433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re considering hiring a financial advisor or financial planner, here are five things you should avoid during your selection process.
1. Never limit your hiring criteria solely on where the advisor is located in relation to where you live. You should always look for the most competent financial professional vs. the most convenient. 
2. Don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Financial Planner Real?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/will-the-real-planner-please-stand-up</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/will-the-real-planner-please-stand-up#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Planners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceptive sales tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial planner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know anyone can call&#160;themselves a financial planner? That&#8217;s right anyone regardless of knowledge, experience, or licensing. It is a popular title in the financial services industry because it doesn&#8217;t sound like a sales role. Consequently,&#160;the use of the&#160; planner title has become another&#160;deceptive&#160;sales tactic.&#160;
Years&#160;ago, insurance agents found their&#160;label had a negative impact on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The High Risk of Liking Your Financial Advisor</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/the-high-risk-of-liking-your-financial-advisor</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/the-high-risk-of-liking-your-financial-advisor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bad Financial Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernie Madoff]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know&#160;financial advisors want investors&#160;to like them for two primary&#160;reasons?
First, when people&#160;like&#160;advisors they&#160;also trust&#160;them and let their guards down. If that person&#160;happens to be&#160;a less than ethical financial advisor, a door opens that makes it easier for them&#160;to sell&#160;bad advice and products that maximize their incomes.
Second,&#160;investors are more tolerant of&#160;bad results when they like&#160;their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vigilantes Go After Ponzi Scheme Operators</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/vigilantes-go-after-ponzi-schemes</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/vigilantes-go-after-ponzi-schemes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial Advisors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illegal Schemes & Scams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment fr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ponzi Schemes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.investorwatchdog.com/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if you found your investment advisor was running a Ponzi Scheme that included fake investments, returns, and reports? Report the advisor to the authorities or try to get your money back yourself?
One&#160;investor hired some ex-Navy seals and marines to pose as police officers who threatened the scheme operators with arrest if [...]]]></description>
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