Do you have a Financial Planner?

Wondering if y'all have one since I keep getting cold calls lol....


How did you find them? Do you like them? Worth the investment?

Do you?

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Incognito
WR Officer
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Master of Disaster
I would if I knew someone I could trust. 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
I feel this
CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
Yes, part time. They manage half my profile and I manage the other half for fun. I recommend it 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
Nice! What do you do with the half you manage if you dont mind my asking?
Mikey
Politicker
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Senior Regional Director
which company do you use?
Tres
Politicker
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Account Executive
Yes well worth it! Make sure you find someone you trust, ours isn't a family friend, but we had enough connections to this person to trust them initially and it's been great
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
Good call, finding someone you trust can def be tough but I will try asking for referrals from friends
Tres
Politicker
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Account Executive
Another tip, I like working with someone who's in a similar life situation to me (age, family etc). That way I can also ask what they are doing personally and see if it aligns with their advice to me
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
That makes a lot of sense - some of the callers are around my age (fairly recently out of college) so I guess that's something to consider!
DrunkenArt
Politicker
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Sales Representative
For those who do have one, what are some key things to look for in a financial planner? I've been thinking about getting one and would appreciate any input. 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
I second this!
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
This is a good place to start: https://www.letsmakeaplan.org/
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
Thanks for sharing!!
SlinginSoftware
Politicker
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Account Executive
Trust is huge (obviously)… with the amount of things moving in and out of our accounts, they could easily be skimming and I would never know haha.

On top of that, someone that explains things to us in a way that doesn’t make us feel stupid… they’re sales guys/gals, so have them pitch to you!
Nairobi
Politicker
1
AE
I’ve read a bunch of financial books so I think I got this, but if I see I suck might get one
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
hahaha I mean I feel the same way
but some days my accounts worry me hahaha
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
Only work with fiduciary planners! Those who aren't are just glorified salespeople. If they try to sell you life insurance as an investment vehicle run!
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
Thanks for the tip! Going to have to look into this one
braintank
Politicker
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Enterprise Account Executive
You can find them here:  https://www.letsmakeaplan.org/
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
I have 2 family friends that handle asset management but I’d rather invest in the stock market on my own. 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
Nice! Yeah I do enjoy investing on my own too
SlinginSoftware
Politicker
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Account Executive
We just got all of this set up around a year ago and it has been the smartest thing we’ve done financially. My wife and I have always been good with money, but now it’s like everything has been supercharged.
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
That's great to hear that it makes such a big difference. Do you think the same would be true in your early 20s? 
SlinginSoftware
Politicker
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Account Executive
It would have been exponentially better if we had set it up in our 20s… I would guess that our net worth would easily be 250-500k more than it is now… which doesn’t sound like a ton, but when you look at growth over the next 20-30 years, it would be huge to be that much further ahead 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Yeah that still sounds like quite a bit to me 😂 great advice though, I am definitely looking into options more seriously after this post
KendallRoy
Politicker
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AM
Yes. Not getting advice has cost me a lot of money from bad mistakes. Happy to spend a bit of money to prevent making more mistakes in the future 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
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AE
That's a good way to look at it - invest in yourself
GDO
Politicker
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BDM
Why would you trust someone with your money. Do it yourself. 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Do you feel that you have the time/know how to manage your money as it grows? How did you get there? 
Trinity
WR Officer
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BusDev
I did but now I do it on my own.
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Why the change?
Trinity
WR Officer
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BusDev
Just read books and fortunate enough to learned from others. Just need a great tax lawyer/accountant to maximise 💵
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Great tips all around - thanks for sharing! Any book recommendations along these lines?
NorthernSalesGuru
Politicker
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Manager, Outbound Sales
I’m pretty sure my dad is a financial planner…

he’s always just told me he’s a sales guy at the end of it all…
aiko
Politicker
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Sr. Account Executive
lmao
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Hahaha yeah the cold calls always feel so salesy even I try to get off them fast.... And I cold call all day
bareknuckles
Valued Contributor
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CEO of my kitchen table
No, my wife looks after the finances of our family. 
Wolfof7thStreet
Valued Contributor
1
AE
Thanks for sharing! Does she have any training? Or just the know how?
Blackwargreymon
Politicker
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MDR
Yes, part time. They manage half my profile and I manage the other half for fun. I recommend it 
Clashingsoulsspell
Politicker
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ISR
Yes, part time. They manage half my profile and I manage the other half for fun. I recommend it 
SiliconBBQ
Politicker
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The Metal Rooster
i think there is real value to an actual planner. i do not think people selling whole life series, with a series 6/7 license fall into that category (usually)
posercloser
Valued Contributor
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VP Sales
I used to be a financial advisor, so I definitely see the value. That said, I went with a roboadvisor (Betterment) and they've been really badass. Basically dumped my old 401k's and my IRA contributions for the year go there. What I'm missing though are the things like don't spend money on X bc it could be better spent on Y.
Mikey
Politicker
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Senior Regional Director
Am I doing something wrong? Every time i meet with a financial advisor, they just try to sell me on life insurance (Which i already have) quite frustrating.
Ryase1113
Opinionated
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Regional Director
Find a family member who you know loves their money more than anything else (including their kids)...   ask them who they use...   Hire them immediately!   

That was my strategy and so far it's worked out!  🤣
MR.StretchISR
Politicker
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ISR
Yes, part time. They manage half my profile and I manage the other half for fun. I recommend it
Cyberjarre
Politicker
0
BDR
Give them money. money is fun
Mr.Floaty
Politicker
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BDR
And what I mean by that is spiffs or competitions.
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