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Guides In Looking For An Independent Financial Advisor

By Diane Stewart


Independent financial advisors, professionals that are offering independent advice about fiscal matters to customers and recommend financial products which suits them best from the entire of the market. Representing any bancaassurer, insurance company or bank is prohibited for them. They would do a detailed survey about the financial objectives, position and preferences of a customer before appropriate actions are recommended.

Individuals and companies are consulting them on different matters such as investment, insurance and loans. The independent financial advisor Dublin also advises on matters on legalities and tax that needs your attention. Here are some tips in finding a professional in your area who can provide this service to you.

Start searching for professionals in your area using the internet who are offering this service and get their contact information. You may also find them using the yellow pages as there are some who advertises themselves here. Create a list of all those you found and get more information about them to help in making your decision.

Ask from your family members and friends for recommendations because they might have employed one for similar purposes before. They would tell you their experiences and their satisfaction of the services provided to them. Add those recommended that are not yet listed and acquire more information regarding them as well.

Do some background research on them including the number of years this service have been offered by them. The number of years will indicate the experience they have in giving advises to those that needs them. Ask the number of clients they had served which would indicate the number of people who trust the advises they gave.

Check if the adviser represents or is appointed by a registered firms and has the appropriate qualifications for the profession. They also must have a license allowing them to do this job and have undertaken classes on different aspects of financial planning. These things will be your basis in knowing that they are qualified.

Read some reviews and testimonials online to know the opinions of the people regarding the advisor and their services. You may also know if there were any negative opinions or complaints that have been raised against them here. You can find this information in websites allowing customers to write reviews on firms or individuals they dealt with.

Request for some references you can contact and ask about their capabilities with their work. These are usually clients they previously or currently have and would tell you their thoughts if they are asked. Inquire on how successful the results of the advices given and if the advisor is trustworthy enough.

Inquire about the price of their consultation fee and if they charge per project, hourly rate, percentage of assets they manage for you or an annual or quarterly retainer fee. They should not be getting commissions based on how much the products they advised you to buy. Doing this will not make them and independent advisor but instead a representative of an institution. They may tend to suggest plans and products not suitable to your current finances so that they can get a commission out of you.




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