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Investment policy

Thinking about your own personal investment policy statement? Start here.

Posted by Tom on Jan 14, 2015
If you have been considering the importance of a personal investment policy statement for the financial future of your family, you might be thinking about starting one. Creating a Personal Investment Policy can be a lot of work, but it is..
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Why use a Personal Investment Policy Statement?

Posted by Tom on Jan 08, 2015
The financial services industry spends lots of time talking about the personal financial plan, and how everybody should have one. They spend far less time on the other document widely recommended by financial pros, the “personal investment..
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Choosing a Financial Advisor Interview Questionnaire

Posted by Tom on Nov 29, 2014
In support of the whitepaper... NOTE: The purpose of this interview is to examine two things — First, whether the advisor is an appropriate match and second, to evaluate the advisor’s degree of candor. Look for signs of evasion, and..
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Financial Planning with a dose of Behavioral Economics: Why your vacation photos are worth more than your flat screen TV

Posted by Tom on Nov 26, 2014
First, an anecdote. Names and a few minor details have been changed to protect the innocent. Otherwise, this is a true story. A friend of mine, in the summer just after we graduated from college, went on a cross-country drive in an attempt..
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Bias Basics--cognitive bias and the investor

Posted by Tom on Oct 01, 2014
Investment policy and financial planning is a process that goes beyond the math, into issues of perception. When going through the investment policy and financial planning process, we occasionally get the question, “Haven’t we answered..
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Hand me that torque wrench, your portfolio is stuck...A new Mental Map for choosing a Financial Advisor, Part 1

Posted by Tom on Sep 30, 2014
Choosing a Financial Advisor (white paper excerpt) In our soon-to-be-published white paper, “Redefining How to Choose a Financial Advisor” we follow a train of thought from a common method for finding an advisor, starting with a..
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