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You Get What You Pay For … Financial Planning Edition

Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Zweig, one of our favorites in the personal finance space, wrote an article August 7 about a new service for delivering low-cost, yet “comprehensive” financial planning to the masses. Certainly, there are millions of people … Continue reading

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The Fiduciary Debate: Does Your Advisor Act in Your Best Interest?

Part of the recently signed financial reform bill addresses the fiduciary standard and how it applies to financial advisors. Currently, Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firms (like Brooks, Hughes & Jones) are obligated to act as a fiduciary. This means we … Continue reading

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The Paradox of Choice

In an ideal world, your life goals and financial resources would lead you down a path where you have to choose route A or route B from time to time, but, for the most part, the options and expected outcomes … Continue reading

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