Investment Performance Category

Financial advisors, planners, and sales representatives do not have track records, in particular records that are audited by independent third parties. In the absence of records, less ethical advisors use deceptive sales tactics to create them. For example, they show you the results of a hot mutual fund and tell you they started recommending the fund before the performance occurred. This is a deceptive sales tactic.

By: Ray ShredercloseAuthor: Ray Shreder Name: Ray Shreder
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About: Ray Shreder is the founder and CIO of Shreder Investment Consulting Group L.L.C. (SICG), a low cost, independent investment consulting and retirement planning firm. Mr. Shreder began his professional financial advisory career in 1984, and has held senior financial consulting positions with several of the financial industries most prestigious investment firms prior to founding SICG in 2003. As a true client advocate, Ray has championed the cause for investor rights and for full disclosure of investment products and financial services.See Authors Posts (1) | June 30, 2009 | Investment Performance, Investor Information

There has been a long standing debate whether investors should pay for financial services with fees or commissions. The right answer may not be one or the other, but which one is better for each individual client. After all, it

By: Darren Munn, CFAcloseAuthor: Darren Munn, CFA Name: Darren Munn, CFA
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About: See Authors Posts (1) | June 29, 2009 | Annuities, Bad Products & Services, Investment Performance, Investor Information

It doesn’t take a genius to understand that investments with lower fees will produce higher returns for the investor, all else being equal.  So it is natural for us all to be attracted to low-fee investments.  A simple formula to keep in mind is:  Gross Return – Expenses – Taxes = Net Return.
 But what about [...]

By: Scott FloersheimcloseAuthor: Scott Floersheim Name: Scott Floersheim
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About: In addition to being credentialed as a Certified Public Accountant/Personal Financial Specialist, a Certified Financial Planner, and a Certified Fraud Examiner, I am also the Principal of Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC, a registered investment advisor in Albuquerque, NM.See Authors Posts (1) | June 16, 2009 | Investment Performance, Investor Information

Here is a great tool the next time you are presented with an investment opportunity in which seemingly the upside far outweighs the downside – Stop! Take a step back, put the pen down, call your most trusted advisor, go for a walk, sleep on it, but most importantly don’t do anything, at least not [...]

By: Amy HerrickcloseAuthor: Amy Herrick Name: Amy Herrick
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About: I have been in the financial services industry for over 23 years achieving the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Investment Advisor Representative (IAR) designations. For the benefit of my clients, I am a licensed Life, Health, Critical Illness, Long Term Care and Disability Insurance Agent in multiple states. I believe in giving back to the community supporting ministries of the Light of The World Christian Center, Couple to Couple League, The Helping Hands of Goodwill Industries and other non-profit organizations on a local or global level Compliance Disclosure: Amy Rose Herrick, ChFC, Investment Adviser Representative is a Registered Representative of and offers Securities and Investment Advisory Services through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA, SIPC and Registered Investment Adviser branch office 4536 SE 37th Street Topeka, KS 66605-9141 785-379-0586See Authors Posts (18) | June 9, 2009 | Conflicts of Interest, Financial Advisors, Financial Planners, Investment Performance

Carefully examine the motives, expected results and the reasons why anyone is suggesting or endorsing it.

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
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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) | June 8, 2009 | Bad Products & Services, Financial Advisors, Investment Performance

Arthur is a frequent visitor to the Watchdog website. During a recent visit he described an investment scam that was presented to him by a Chicago financial advisor.
The advisor said he had developed a complex investment algorithm that could predict the future performance of the stock market. He also said investors would need a PhD in [...]

By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
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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) | June 8, 2009 | Bad Financial Advice, Financial Advisors, Illegal Schemes & Scams, Investment Performance

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a former financial professor at Texas A&M and a Houston attorney who was also a CPA.
The SEC charged Robert Watson, the professor, and Daniel Petroski, the attorney, with "raising" $19 million from investors who were told they could earn annual returns of [...]