Find Financial Advisor

There are many reasons to hire a financial advisor. You may want to seek financial advisor professionals in your area rather than those far away because it will be more convenient to meet with them. While there are online financial advisors some people shy away from these. The ones offered by major financial institutions are fine to use, but if you prefer dealing with an advisor in person you need someone close by. Luckily there are two great resources to help you track down the best financial advisors in your area.

One is the Yellow Pages in the back of your telephone directory. Old fashioned, sure, but it works. Try looking under categories like Finances, Financial Advisors and related terms. Listed will be the professionals in your local area who work in this field. Sometimes the advertisement will give you a small amount of information about the company, but most of the time all you get is a name, slogan and contact information. You need more than that to choose the right financial advisor.

This is where the second resource, the Internet, comes in very handy. Using the Internet you can research the companies you found in the Yellow Pages. The majority of financial advisory companies will have websites where you can learn more about what they have to offer. On their site you should find contact information, a listing of the services they provide and how to get started as a client with them. After reviewing the sites of possible advisors, decide who you want to consult with in person.

You can find financial advisor professionals who offer free consultations to potential customers. These consultations are limited in duration, of course, but allow you to get the basics of what the company can do for you. During these consultations you can also decide which advisors you feel most comfortable working with. Money can be a sensitive matter, so you need someone with whom you can communicate well and feel at ease with. Your advisor is not there to make all the decisions for you, but they are there to help and guide you make the best decisions. Their goal is the same as yours -- to manage what you have and help make your financial dreams come true.

 

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Financial Services Industry Employs Microsoft SDL In New Secure .
BITS, the technology division of The Financial Services Roundtable and the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), issued its BITS Software Assurance Framework (PDF), a blueprint for ...


Fifth Third Bancorp to Present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum - MarketWatch (press release)

Fifth Third Bancorp to Present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum
MarketWatch (press release)
CINCINNATI, Feb 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fifth Third Bancorp /quotes/zigman/71890/quotes/nls/fitb FITB +1.04% will present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum in Miami on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at approximately 10:15 AM EST.
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP : to Present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum4-traders (press release)

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Unemployed Graduates Fight Sallie Mae on Forbearance Fees - NextGen Journal

NextGen Journal

Unemployed Graduates Fight Sallie Mae on Forbearance Fees
NextGen Journal
by Nicole Leonard Boston University The financial services company Sallie Mae has started to charge students who have already graduated with fees for forbearance on loans due to unemployment. The fees have caused graduates to petition against the loan .
Sallie Mae Vice Chairman & CEO to Present at 2012 Credit Suisse Financial .MarketWatch (press release)
Sallie Mae Insurance Services Now Available to College Students at SallieMae.comInsurance News Net (press release)

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Broker Dealer CUSO Financial Services, L.P. Welcomes New Investment Program Client Coastal Federal Credit Union
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  CUSO Financial Services, L.P ., (CFS) a full-service broker dealer and SEC Registered Investment Adviser providing customized investment and insurance solutions ...


Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Announces Top Management Changes
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Announces Top Management Changes..


TD Ameritrade CFO to Speak at the 13th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services . - MarketWatch (press release)

TD Ameritrade CFO to Speak at the 13th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services .
MarketWatch (press release)
. chief financial officer and executive vice president of TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation /quotes/zigman/99432/quotes/nls/amtd AMTD +1.86% , will be speaking at the 13th Annual Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Wednesday, February 8, 2012.
TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP.: TD Ameritrade CFO to Speak at the 13th Annual..4-traders (press release)

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Lightyear Capital Acquires Control Stake in Paradigm Acquisition Corp.
Lightyear Capital, a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services investing, today announced that an affiliated investment fund has acquired Paradigm Acquisition Corp, the leading nationwide provider of outsourced catastrophic workers compensation case management services for insurance companies and self-insured employers...


Bright outlook for financial services: PM - Sydney Morning Herald

Bright outlook for financial services: PM
Sydney Morning Herald
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the financial services sector in Australia has a bright future despite imminent job cuts at Westpac. The bank's employees are being briefed on a fresh wave of jobs cuts that may result in the loss of hundreds of .

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Robbins Umeda LLP Announces the Investigation of Enterprise Financial Services . - MarketWatch (press release)

Robbins Umeda LLP Announces the Investigation of Enterprise Financial Services .
MarketWatch (press release)
. has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of federal securities law by certain officers and directors at Enterprise Financial Services Corporation /quotes/zigman/87669/quotes/nls/efsc EFSC +2.74% .

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Bright outlook for financial services: PM
Gillard not concerned despite Westpac job cuts. 2 Feb 2012 4:24 PM..


Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces Use of DealerTrack for Credit Application Processing at Mercedes-Benz U.S .
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. and LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and  DealerTrack (Nasdaq: TRAK - News)  today announced that MBFS will become a lender on ...


Sector movers: ICAP, Brewing Dolphin lift financial services
FTSE 100 firm ICAP was 7% higher in afternoon trading after saying that profits for the current fiscal year are expected to be towards the top end of expectations...


Sallie Mae Vice Chairman & CEO to Present at 2012 Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Feb. 8
Sallie Mae , the nations No. 1 financial services company specializing in education, announced today that Vice Chairman & CEO Albert L. Lord will speak at the 2012 Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum on Feb...


Regions Financial Scheduled to Participate in the 2012 Credit Suisse Financial . - SunHerald.com

Regions Financial Scheduled to Participate in the 2012 Credit Suisse Financial .
SunHerald.com
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) is scheduled to present at the 2012 Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum. Regions executives will make a presentation beginning at 1:15 pm ET on Thursday, February 9, 2012, followed by a question and answer .
SunTrust to Present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services ForumMarketWatch (press release)

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Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces Use of DealerTrack for Credit . - MarketWatch (press release)

Automobile Magazine

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Announces Use of DealerTrack for Credit .
MarketWatch (press release)
1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and DealerTrack /quotes/zigman/98462/quotes/nls/trak TRAK +3.33% today announced that MBFS will become a lender on the DealerTrack credit application network used by 350 .
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Canada Announces Top Management ChangesCanada NewsWire (press release)

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TPG Capital LLP Offer for GlobeOp Financial Services - Wall Street Journal

Bloomberg

TPG Capital LLP Offer for GlobeOp Financial Services
Wall Street Journal
TPG also has a successful history of investing in the broader financial services sector, which gives it a deeper perspective into the buying needs of financial firms. Significant investment areas include: banking (Bank Thai, BTPN, EverBank, Saxo Bank, .
TPG Capital Agrees to Acquire GlobeOp Financial Services for $800 MillionBloomberg
GlobeOp Financial Services receives cash offer worth 508mStock Market Wire
GlobeOp shares soar after purchase by TPGFinancial Times
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Harris Elected to First Business Financial Services, Inc. Board of Directors
MADISON, Wis. -- First Business Financial Services, Inc. announced today that John J. Harris was elected to the Board of Directors of First Business Financial Services, Inc. at yesterday afternoon's Board ...


CBG Financial Services MBO from Giles Group - Manchester Evening News

The Business Desk (registration)

CBG Financial Services MBO from Giles Group
Manchester Evening News
A management team has completed a buyout of CBG Financial Services, formerly part of AIM-listed Manchester insurance firm CBG Group, from its new parent company Giles Group. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, follows the acquisition of CBG Group by .
CBG's new owners sell financial services armThe Business Desk (registration)

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Fifth Third Bancorp to Present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum
Fifth Third Bancorp will present at the Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum in Miami on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at approximately 10:15 AM EST...


Financial Services Industry Employs Microsoft SDL In New Secure Software Model - Dark Reading

Financial Services Industry Employs Microsoft SDL In New Secure Software Model
Dark Reading
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Microsoft's Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) process for writing secure applications got a big nod today from the financial services industry, which publicly rolled out its new development framework that incorporates key .

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