The Fiduciary Rule, proposed by the Department of Labor (DOL) several years ago, and signed into law in April 2016 may be meeting a dead-end. And the Rule may be snuffed out before most individual investors even learned about it. But individuals ought to get an...
Why would anybody pay someone to evaluate their financial situation and not be truthful with that person? It seems like a waste of time, money and effort. Yet, we're all guilty of doing this exact thing! We all go to various professionals for help several times a...
In this post we discuss what is a credit freeze, is it worth getting one, and what happened with the Equifax breach and why it may impact you. Part of our "job" so to speak is to manage your investments. But another part of what we do is help you plan safely for the...
There needs to be a discovery period between advisor and prospective client. It should be conducted almost as an interview. Both advisor and prospective client NEED to find out if the relationship will be a good match. Each situation will be different, but here are a...
The fiduciary rule is partially in place as of June 9th. The most important thing this rule has done for the investing world is it has woken the public up to how important it is to work with a fiduciary adviser. What does being a fiduciary even mean? Well it means...
MAM 184: Tim & Tom Talk DOL Fiduciary Rule Transcript Tom: Welcome to the Mullooly Asset Management podcast. This is Tom Mullooly, and I'm joined by Tim Mullooly. Tim: Hey everybody. Tom: This is episode 184. Tim: 184. Tom: I almost said 185....
? In this episode of the Mullooly Asset Show Tom discusses how buying products from brokers is often not in the client's best interest. Here is the transcription for this video
? 1:50 - I got a call about an investment opportunity that sounds pretty complicated. What do you think I should do? Click here for the transcription of this video
We frequently blog here about what a fiduciary is and why that's crucial information for investors to understand. So far in 2015, this is a topic that's also received substantial media attention. Whether it's been President Obama or SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White, the...
When it comes to financial advice, there's a lot of ambiguity surrounding titles. The list is a mile long and includes names like: financial consultant, fee-based advisor, account executive, associate, financial advisor, investment adviser, financial planner, wealth...
