OT: independent financial advisor
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Hi - my wife is a financial advisor in central Jersey. Her name is Mary Conover. Her number is 732 348-1288. She is with Allied Wealth Partners, https://www.alliedwealthpartners.com/team/mary-conover. She’d be happy to help.
Sorry for your loss. Be careful and find someone you can trust. A lot of financial advisors unfortunately are not good.
The CFP exam is loaded with estate planning/trusts questions and not many portfolio questions at all. Just an observation.
Before hiring anyone, recommend by a trusted friend or found on your own
( google search shows what to do before hiring :
To check financial advisers in New Jersey, use
FINRA’s BrokerCheck and the SEC’s Investor.gov to verify registration, licensing, employment history, and disciplinary actions. The New Jersey Bureau of Securities also allows you to search for state-specific registered investment advisers. Ensure they are registered to work in NJ and research any filed complaints or action
Key Steps to Verify NJ Financial Advisers:
( google search shows what to do before hiring :
To check financial advisers in New Jersey, use
FINRA’s BrokerCheck and the SEC’s Investor.gov to verify registration, licensing, employment history, and disciplinary actions. The New Jersey Bureau of Securities also allows you to search for state-specific registered investment advisers. Ensure they are registered to work in NJ and research any filed complaints or action
Key Steps to Verify NJ Financial Advisers:
- Use Free Databases: FINRA BrokerCheck is the primary tool to research brokers, investment advisers, and firms. Investor.gov provides similar, comprehensive search capabilities.
- Check State Registration: Verify that the advisor is registered with the New Jersey Bureau of Securities.
- Review Regulatory Actions: Look for any complaints, arbitrations, or formal actions taken against the individual or their firm.
- Look for Fiduciaries: Confirm if the advisor operates as a fiduciary, which means they are required to act in your best interest.
- Platforms: NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors) is useful for finding fee-only, fiduciary advisors.
- Local Firms: Examples of firms operating in NJ include Advisors Capital Management, LLC, Bleakley Financial Group, LLC, Modera Wealth Management, LLC, and Simon Quick Advisors, LLC.
- Professionals: Specific advisors, such as those associated with the Garrett Planning Network (e.g., Marc Lescarret, Nicholas Laverghetta), can be found through professional associations.
- Advisors not registered in New Jersey.
- High, undisclosed, or hidden fees.
- Guaranteed investment returns.
- Lack of transparency regarding their fiduciary status.
Just follow the stock and investment thread. Everyone on there is making a killing.