Anyone can call themselves a financial advisor, wealth counselor, financial coach, etc… ? They can LEGALLY work in a capacity that’s NOT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST! Sad but true. Currently most people who offer financial advice are held to a much lower standard, called the suitability standard. The suitability standard means that whatever recommendations your […]
Read moreFind Out If Your Current Financial Pro Has YOUR BEST INTEREST! The benefits of working with a fiduciary advisor are easy to see. These advisors are legally obligated to put their clients’ financial interests above their own, and they have to disclose how they’re compensated and avoid potential conflicts of interest that could affect the […]
Read more“If I could get you into this car for just $400 a month, would you buy today?” ← The cheesy used car sales guy. (Of course, you don’t know that he’s got incentives, back-end payments, and financing charges hidden in that price, or that the car he’s trying to sell you has a salvage title.) […]
Read moreYou’ve got an unconscious program running in the deepest recesses of your brain that’s telling you what to think, feel, and do with money. Very few people control it or know how to harness it to achieve their goals. (In a moment, I’ll tell you how you can.) People think financial advice is all about […]
Read moreThe more you know about how advisors get paid—and how that can affect their advice—the better. How does your financial advisor get paid? The answer may have a direct impact on your portfolio’s performance over time. The type of compensation your advisor receives can affect the advice they give and the products that they recommend. […]
Read moreAs a fee-only financial advisor, I am a firm believer in the fiduciary standard. It’s something that is tighten woven into my fiber and is a cornerstone of my fee-only financial planning practice. It’s the only way I will practice financial planning. I suppose some of you may not be aware of the fiduciary standard […]
Read moreShore Financial Planning is a fee-only financial advisor based in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey. As a fee-only/commission-free/flat-fee financial planner, I do not sell products or collect commissions. I am a fiduciary financial planner that specializes in tax-focused planning as a CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA), and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ CFP® professional. I serve clients in New Jersey and remotely throughout the U.S.A.