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What is a Financial Advisor?
The term "Financial Advisor" applies to professionals who are compensated for helping to implement investment strategies, but it is a broad and non-specific term.
There are thousands of people who are called “Financial Advisors” – but within this category are various professions with different specialties and compensation structures. There are Financial Advisors, Financial Planners, Investment Managers, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and at times even CPAs, insurance agents, and lawyers are included in this umbrella term.
It’s important to know exactly what each one’s role or specialty is and what their strengths and shortcomings might be.
What is a Good Financial Advisor?
Where do I find a Financial Advisor?
What are Core Mutual Funds?
Core mutual funds represent the middle ground between Value and Growth, but are not the same as Blend funds
What is index investing?
The main idea behind index investing is that markets are efficient, and with the low fees, it can be a winning strategy
If I Want to Establish a Self-Employed 401(k), Do I Have to Establish One for All Owners of My Business?
Some institutions will not allow you to open a self-employed 401(k) if you have more than one owner in the business
What kind of hedge funds exist?
Hedge funds can employ many strategies and focus on virtually any kind of investing style. As of 2016, the are over 12,000
What is Mortgage REIT?
Mortgage REITs are a type of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which offers investors income distributions which...
What is Accelerated Amortization?
Accelerated amortization is the recalculation of an amortization schedule, after the borrower pays off some of the debt
What is foreign aid?
Foreign aid constitutes one of the major forms of asset transfer between different parts of the world
What is Mortgage Fraud?
Mortgage fraud is misrepresentation in mortgage contracts designed to benefit one or more parties to the contract
What are Blockchain’s Issues and Limitations?
Blockchain is an emerging technology and arguably one of the next “big things.” As with anything so big and impactful, it comes with a few issues and limitations
How to Mine Litecoin and other Altcoins?
It used to be that litecoin mining could only be done by GPU, but now ASIC machines are getting all the glory