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Grow Your Money!: 101 Easy Tips to Plan, Save, and Invest by Jonathan D. Pond |
Have you ever been frustrated by the seemingly endless supply of cookie cutter financial consultants that work for the biggest investment firms on Wall Street? Ever wonder how to really know if Jane, who was assigned to be your new financial consultant, is any better than Peter, your ex-financial consultant that just left your firm? I’ll give you three easy tips to find out how.
Ask your financial consultant what are his or her: (1) Favorite global markets;(2) Favorite market sectors; and (3) Favorite stocks.
Global Markets
Let me tell you why it is imperative that your financial consultant can answer the above three questions . Global markets vary quite considerably. One year when the American S&P 500 is down 20%, the Japanese Nikkei 225 index may be up 40% and the Australian ASX 200 may be up 15%. So while the majority of clients at a firm may have lost money in their stock portfolio because their financial consultants all had them invested primarily in the U.S., a financial consultant with a global perspective can actually earn you positive returns.