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Does Your Financial Advisor Measure Up?

When someone claims to be a financial advisor, what does that mean? Regulatory licenses are a must-have for a fiduciary investment advisor. But what other advanced qualifications do they have? Do they have extensive education and training in investments and comprehensive financial planning?

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What is a “Fee-Only” Financial Advisor and Why is it Important?

According to the CFP Board, a “fee-only” financial advisor must not receive sales-related commissions.

A life insurance agent, who accepts commissions, from an insurance agency or insurance company, for example, is not a “fee-only” only advisor. Likewise, a Series 7 Registered Representative paid a sales commission by a Broker-Dealer for selling investments.

Here’s why we believe the “Fee-Only” method of compensation to be the most transparent and objective model of advisor compensation.

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Seeking Alpha: Practical Application of Modern Portfolio Theory through Technical Analysis – Interactive Brokers

In his influential book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton Malkiel makes his case for efficient market theory and passive investing all while excoriating technical analysis through straw man argument. About Beta he writes, “Beta really looks suspiciously like a tool of technical analysis in academic drag – a bastard cousin of the technician’s charts”. We believe beta looks like technical analysis because it is technical analysis as is, by extension, alpha. To whit, alpha and beta estimates can be derived solely from historical price action of securities and indices. Moreover, alpha and beta are indicators that can be effectively analyzed by charts. Most important, it is apparent to us that alpha in particular has useful predictive properties for securities selection and portfolio construction.

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Does Your Financial Advisor Measure Up?

When someone claims to be a financial advisor, what does that mean? Regulatory licenses are a must-have for a fiduciary investment advisor. But what other advanced qualifications do they have? Do they have extensive education and training in investments and comprehensive financial planning?

Read More »

What is a “Fee-Only” Financial Advisor and Why is it Important?

According to the CFP Board, a “fee-only” financial advisor must not receive sales-related commissions.

A life insurance agent, who accepts commissions, from an insurance agency or insurance company, for example, is not a “fee-only” only advisor. Likewise, a Series 7 Registered Representative paid a sales commission by a Broker-Dealer for selling investments.

Here’s why we believe the “Fee-Only” method of compensation to be the most transparent and objective model of advisor compensation.

Read More »

Seeking Alpha: Practical Application of Modern Portfolio Theory through Technical Analysis – Interactive Brokers

In his influential book, A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton Malkiel makes his case for efficient market theory and passive investing all while excoriating technical analysis through straw man argument. About Beta he writes, “Beta really looks suspiciously like a tool of technical analysis in academic drag – a bastard cousin of the technician’s charts”. We believe beta looks like technical analysis because it is technical analysis as is, by extension, alpha. To whit, alpha and beta estimates can be derived solely from historical price action of securities and indices. Moreover, alpha and beta are indicators that can be effectively analyzed by charts. Most important, it is apparent to us that alpha in particular has useful predictive properties for securities selection and portfolio construction.

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