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Looking for a Financial Planner? The Go-To Website Often Omits Red Flags

Image Credit: Tuchodi, “Red Flag Day,” April 11, 2011, via Flickr

By Jason Zweig and Andrea Fuller  |   Updated July 30, 2019 8:25 am ET

 

Many people seeking a financial adviser begin their search at LetsMakeAPlan.org, a directory operated by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.

The Board, which controls the CFP label coveted by financial planners, boasts of its high standards and has touted its directory of professionals as a place where people can find a screened, skilled and trustworthy financial planner.

What they won’t find there is any indication that thousands of the planners bearing the board’s seal of approval have had customer complaints or faced criminal or regulatory problems—often directly related to their work with clients. More than 60 have filed for bankruptcy within the past decade although the website says they haven’t disclosed such an event in the last 10 years….

 

To read the rest of the article:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/looking-for-a-financial-planner-the-go-to-website-often-omits-red-flags-11564428708

Video of CNBC interview with Kelly Evans:

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/08/02/red-flags-to-look-out-for-when-seeking-a-financial-planner.html

 

For further reading:

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Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor
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Jason Zweig, The Devil’s Financial Dictionary
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Jason Zweig, Your Money and Your Brain
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Jason Zweig, The Little Book of Safe Money
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Articles and other research:

On Fiduciary Duty

When Your Financial Planner Doesn’t Tell All

‘Fee-Only’ Financial Advisers Who Don’t Charge Fees Alone

Some ‘Fee-Only’ Advisers Charge Commissions Too


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