massalk
massalk OP t1_iueq1tk wrote
Reply to comment by Parking_Goal_3301 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Gotcha. Well, she already invested a good chunk of my money with TD Ameritrade doing like ETFs and stuff. Soooo I wonder if it would be worth it right now stopping my agreement with her and going with someone else. I've already told her not right now for the whole life insurance and she was fine with that.
massalk OP t1_iueq0mj wrote
Reply to comment by Parking_Goal_3301 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Gotcha. Well, she already invested a good chunk of my money with TD Ameritrade doing like ETFs and stuff. Soooo I wonder if it would be worth it right now stopping my agreement with her and going with someone else. I've already told her not right now for the whole life insurance and she was fine with that.
massalk OP t1_iueodma wrote
Reply to comment by Parking_Goal_3301 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
She is percentage based, not flat fee. And she had me sign a bunch of papers stating that legally, she had to work in my best interest etc. So I am assuming that means she is a fiduciary?
massalk OP t1_iuenvgh wrote
Reply to comment by Parking_Goal_3301 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Thanks for the recommendation! I just want financial freedom and I really want to be able to not have to work as a nurse full time. It's a hard job in multiple ways.
massalk OP t1_iuen6g3 wrote
Reply to comment by Appropriate-Safety66 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Yeah very understanndable. For nursing school, I didn't have to take anything besides basic econ. Everything else was science or social sciences related. I imagine it's similar for doctors. I really wish financial literacy was more of a focus for high school and college.
massalk OP t1_iuempuv wrote
Reply to comment by Zestyclose-Handle-73 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Thanks!! I'll take a look
massalk OP t1_iuemlvo wrote
Reply to comment by bloodyrude in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
I will ask her about the comission. What do you mean if she is not a fee only and a fiduciary?
massalk OP t1_iuem14x wrote
Reply to comment by Zestyclose-Handle-73 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
No I have never heard of it. Is it easy to understand?
massalk OP t1_iuelchs wrote
Reply to comment by Parking_Goal_3301 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
I really think I am though. Whenever I read anything about finances, it doesn't make any sense to me. If it's not something medical, it's like my brain does not compute. I don't even know how I am a fully functioning adult with a good income.
massalk OP t1_iuekppo wrote
Reply to comment by Zestyclose-Handle-73 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Well to be fair, it's only because I asked my dad about it and he said it wasn't a good idea lol. I would've had no clue otherwise.
massalk OP t1_iuejlzr wrote
Reply to comment by Zestyclose-Handle-73 in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Because I am not financially literate. I make a good amount of money currently as a travel nurse, but have not invested in anything hardly until now and I'm almost 34. I want to retire early and I would really like to be able to have some passive income or a turn key business eventually so I dont have to work full time as a nurse.
massalk OP t1_iueiqix wrote
Reply to comment by demosthenesss in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
She hasn't been pushy about anything at all thankfully. I told her I want to hold off on whole life for the time being and she said that was fine. What would be a reason that whole life would make sense for the average person? I haven't really invested much in anything (401ks included) and I'm 33. I make really good money travel nursing right now. To my understanding, whole life, along with everything else, was to kind of "catch me up" to have a good retirement.
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massalk OP t1_iuf8ei8 wrote
Reply to comment by bloodyrude in Do I need to find a new financial advisor? by massalk
Well, she had me sign papers saying she is legally supposed to act in my best interest. So I guess I could sue her if she didn't. And she gets paid by a percentage. So for one account, it's 2 percent, the other is 1.5 percent.