Research suggests that people work with a financial advisor could end up with 15% more money to spend in retirement.¹ | Photo provided by SmartAsset
Working with a financial advisor can be a crucial part of any healthy financial plan. This expert could help you best determine if you’re on track to meet your long-term financial goals and work to invest more wisely.
Research suggests that people who work with a financial advisor:
But choosing the wrong one could wreak havoc on your retirement plans. Ready to know what not to do? Check out SmartAsset’s list of seven mistakes when hiring a financial advisor so you can work to potentially save years of stress. See the list.
How do I find a vetted financial advisor?
With these blunders to consider, finding an advisor can seem daunting. That’s why SmartAsset developed a no-cost tool to help match you with up to three vetted financial advisors serving your area, each legally bound to work in your best interest. In many cases you can be connected instantly with an advisor to interview.
1. “Journal of Retirement Study Winter” (2020). The projections or other information regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of your future results. Please follow the link to see the methodologies employed in the Journal of Retirement study.
This is not an offer to buy or sell any security or interest. All investing involves risk, including loss of principal. Working with an adviser may come with potential downsides such as payment of fees (which will reduce returns). There are no guarantees that working with an adviser will yield positive returns. The existence of a fiduciary duty does not prevent the rise of potential conflicts of interest.
SmartAsset Advisors, LLC (“SmartAsset”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Financial Insight Technology, is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. SmartAsset’s services are limited to referring users to third party advisers registered or chartered as fiduciaries (“Adviser(s)”) with a regulatory body in the United States that have elected to participate in our matching platform based on information gathered from users through our online questionnaire. SmartAsset receives compensation from Advisers for our services. SmartAsset does not review the ongoing performance of any Adviser, participate in the management of any user’s account by an Adviser or provide advice regarding specific investments.
We do not manage client funds or hold custody of assets, we help users connect with relevant financial advisors.
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