Seven Steps to Get the Best Financial Advice

When it comes to your retirement saving, the first thing that hit the mind is the retirement plan. But unfortunately, you don’t have it at that time. However, if you are interested in it and want to make it for better future, you should consult an experienced financial advisor. An advisor identifies himself or herself as a fiduciary that means who puts your interest at first place not his or her own. But it is not a guaranteed method of judging its abilities. So, in order to make a wise plan, make sure you choose the right advisor too.

Here are the 7 steps that would help you to choose an unbiased financial advisor having a right  retirement financial plan:

1. Check Credentials

Ensure that the prospective financial advisor has its current credentials and make sure he or she has knowledge about feedback of regulatory authority. Even, you can have full access of the brokers list online where you can contact your nearby advisors. Make sure you are getting in touch with right advisors that also sell insurance products. 

2. Fees
Before taking an advice, ask about the compensation based on an hourly basis or as a percentage of assets under management. If it is a percentage, it should be 1 % annually which is the top fee mutual fund charge. 

3. Think Twice of Their Performance Promises
Most advisors attempt to sell their past returns for the present profits. Though it is good, somehow, it may lead to fraud also as past performances cannot give a guarantee of the future gains.  

4. Suggestion
Ask your advisor to suggest a name or give the contact number of any of its past clients. If he or she refuses to provide it to you, immediately drop the plan of taking an advice from him.

5. Take it in Writing
Take care that the advisor suggests the best retirement plans.  There are enormous advisors that even write an investment policy statement in brief and also outlines the details accounts of how you can achieve the investment goals. 

6. Be Familiar with What you are Buying 
If your advisor fails to make you understand the investment properly, don’t buy it. 

7. High- Promises
If advisor promise returns are much more than the market one, do not purchase it. It sounds too good to be true, but probably it isn’t. 

While hiring a financial advisor, consider these seven steps. Invest in a right plan to achieve your potential goals.

All the best! Plan-well!