DIY Financial Advisor

DIY Financial Advisor
Author: Wesley R. Gray
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2015-08-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 111907150X

DIY Financial Advisor: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth DIY Financial Advisor is a synopsis of our research findings developed while serving as a consultant and asset manager for family offices. By way of background, a family office is a company, or group of people, who manage the wealth a family has gained over generations. The term 'family office' has an element of cachet, and even mystique, because it is usually associated with the mega-wealthy. However, practically speaking, virtually any family that manages its investments—independent of the size of the investment pool—could be considered a family office. The difference is mainly semantic. DIY Financial Advisor outlines a step-by-step process through which investors can take control of their hard-earned wealth and manage their own family office. Our research indicates that what matters in investing are minimizing psychology traps and managing fees and taxes. These simple concepts apply to all families, not just the ultra-wealthy. But can—or should—we be managing our own wealth? Our natural inclination is to succumb to the challenge of portfolio management and let an 'expert' deal with the problem. For a variety of reasons we discuss in this book, we should resist the gut reaction to hire experts. We suggest that investors maintain direct control, or at least a thorough understanding, of how their hard-earned wealth is managed. Our book is meant to be an educational journey that slowly builds confidence in one's own ability to manage a portfolio. We end our book with a potential solution that could be applicable to a wide-variety of investors, from the ultra-high net worth to middle class individuals, all of whom are focused on similar goals of preserving and growing their capital over time. DIY Financial Advisor is a unique resource. This book is the only comprehensive guide to implementing simple quantitative models that can beat the experts. And it comes at the perfect time, as the investment industry is undergoing a significant shift due in part to the use of automated investment strategies that do not require a financial advisor's involvement. DIY Financial Advisor is an essential text that guides you in making your money work for you—not for someone else!

The White Coat Investor

The White Coat Investor
Author: James M. Dahle
Publisher: White Coat Investor LLC the
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2014-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780991433100

Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection. This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won't find in other financial books. This book will teach you how to: Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation Use a "Backdoor Roth IRA" and "Stealth IRA" to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature Praise For The White Coat Investor "Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place." - Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP(R), Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street "Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research." - William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor's Manifesto and seven other investing books "This book should be in every career counselor's office and delivered with every medical degree." - Rick Van Ness, Author of Common Sense Investing "The White Coat Investor provides an expert consult for your finances. I now feel confident I can be a millionaire at 40 without feeling like a jerk." - Joe Jones, DO "Jim Dahle has done for physician financial illiteracy what penicillin did for neurosyphilis." - Dennis Bethel, MD "An excellent practical personal finance guide for physicians in training and in practice from a non biased source we can actually trust." - Greg E Wilde, M.D Scroll up, click the buy button, and get started today!

A Good Financial Advisor Will Tell You...

A Good Financial Advisor Will Tell You...
Author: Robert J. Luna
Publisher: Trinadigm
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781935586494

- Have you ever wondered why investments always seem to go down after you buy them? - Are you overwhelmed by the number and complexity of investment choices? - Do you have a plan to create lifetime income from your investments, while preserving your principal? - Are you unsure how to find a good financial advisor and what to expect from one? In A Good Financial Advisor Will Tell You, authors Jeremy Kisner, CFP and Robert Luna, CIMA answer these common concerns and reveal what people really need to know to make better financial and investment decisions. Rather than write another boring book that explains stocks and mutual funds, the authors explore behavioral finance-the reasons why people make investing mistakes-and they teach readers how to avoid doing the same. Countless people amass small fortunes during their lifetimes only to squander them through inadequate planning and poor investments. We are all familiar with the celebrities who have lost it all. What is not reported in the press is how many middle class millionaires also lose it all. And an even larger number of people do not lose it all but could have left a legacy for generations if they had made better financial decisions. Most investors do not fare well precisely because they are human. Human beings are hard-wired to make decisions with their hearts or intuitions and then justify those decisions with logic. Greed and fear rule the day, but a better way exists that will allow investors to avoid mistakes and enjoy greater wealth and retirement income. After reading this book you will be a more educated investor and a better consumer of financial services.

Professional Financial Advisor II

Professional Financial Advisor II
Author: John J. De Goey
Publisher: Insomniac Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2006
Genre: Business
ISBN: 1897415737

Sweeping changes have hit the financial services industry at the same time as more and more Canadians are turning to professionals to invest their money. Consumers want to work with qualified professionals, but are often left to work with narrow, product-based sales representatives.

"Empower Your Wealth: DIY Investing Tactics"

Author: Vijay Gupta
Publisher: eInitial Publication
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2024-05-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

"Empower Your Wealth: DIY Investing Tactics" is a comprehensive guide designed to equip readers with the knowledge and strategies necessary to take control of their financial future through self-directed investing. In this ebook, readers will embark on a journey toward financial empowerment, learning practical tactics and proven techniques to build wealth on their own terms. Whether you're a novice investor looking to get started or an experienced trader seeking to refine your approach, this ebook provides valuable insights and actionable advice to help you navigate the complex world of investing with confidence. Beginning with an exploration of the fundamentals of DIY investing, including different investment types, risk management strategies, and setting investment goals, this ebook lays a solid foundation for readers to build upon. From there, readers will delve into the intricacies of building a well-rounded investment portfolio, mastering research and analysis techniques, and leveraging advanced strategies for risk management and mitigation. With a focus on empowering readers to make informed decisions, "Empower Your Wealth" also addresses important topics such as tax considerations, common pitfalls to avoid, and creating a personalized investment plan tailored to individual goals and risk tolerance. Throughout the ebook, readers will find practical tips, real-world examples, and expert guidance to help them navigate the markets and optimize their investment returns. Whether you're seeking to grow your wealth for retirement, save for a major purchase, or simply achieve financial independence, "Empower Your Wealth: DIY Investing Tactics" provides the tools and knowledge you need to succeed in today's dynamic investment landscape. Take control of your financial future and unlock the potential of DIY investing with this indispensable resource.

Financially Lit!

Financially Lit!
Author: Jannese Torres
Publisher: Balance
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1538741687

Build financial literacy, improve your money management skills, and make the dinero work for you! In many immigrant households, money isn’t often a topic of discussion, so financial education can be minimal—especially when a family is just trying to survive the day-to-day. Despite being the largest minority group in the United States, the Latino community still faces cultural and systemic barriers that prevent them from building wealth. As a first-generation Latina, Jannese Torres, award-winning money expert, educator, and podcaster, knows these unique challenges well. She set out to pursue the traditional American Dream, becoming the first woman in her family to graduate from college, climb the corporate ladder, and secure the six-figure paycheck, only to find herself miserable and unfulfilled. She soon realized that everything she’d been taught about money and success wasn’t as it seemed. After discovering the true meaning of wealth, Torres resolved to pave her own path, leaving the life she was told she should want for one of entrepreneurship, autonomy, and financial freedom. In Financially Lit! Torres offers you culturally relevant and relatable personal finance advice that will allow you to finally feel seen, heard, and understood. Whether it’s the guilt you feel from being the first person to “make it” while members of your family are still struggling, or the way financial trauma manifests itself in negative and limiting beliefs around money, Torres is here to guide you through it all. With the warmth and no-nonsense wisdom of someone who’s been there before, Torres will teach you how to: set boundaries with your dinero protect yourself from financial abuse navigate the complicated relationship between amor and money invest like a white dude—or better! With Financially Lit! at your side, you’ll harness the powerful ways money can be used to create the life of your dreams, and be empowered to step into financial freedom.

The Social Justice Investor

The Social Justice Investor
Author: Andrea Longton
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2024
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1506487572

The Social Justice Investor is a step-by-step guide to personal finance for those interested in building wealth while also aligning their finance decisions with their values, intentions, and commitments to social justice. Whether you have $100 or $100 million in the bank, you have the power to change the world for the better.

The Professional Financial Advisor

The Professional Financial Advisor
Author: John De Goey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The financial services industry is in the midst of a transformation from a commission-based industry to a bona fide profession. A number of changes are accelerating this transformation: an ongoing transition to fee-based advice, a crying need for consumer protection and a growing consensus that credentials and training are required. More change is to come. John J De Goey argues that consumers have grown justifiably sceptical about the motives of their advisors and the firms they work for. Unless additional sweeping changes occur, that lost confidence may never be restored. This book makes complex issues understandable for consumers and simultaneously acts as a wake-up call for less professional advisors to pull up their bootstraps or risk being left behind. De Goey's logic clearly demonstrates that the industry has a lot of explaining to do. Consumers, advisors, the media, regulators and politicians will have a role to play in carving out a better way of delivering competent, credible and independent financial advice in the future.