Is a big loss a reason to ditch your financial planner? Getty Images/iStockphoto By ALISA WOLFSON Question: I recently rolled my retirement pension and 401(k) into one account, managed by a financial ...
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I started the year with $3.85M but ‘have watched my accounts drop 20%.’ When I asked about it, I got ‘unsatisfactory’ answers from my financial adviser. That said, he ‘by and large has done well for me.’ What’s my move?
Do you have the right communication going on with your financial adviser. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have watched my accounts drop 20% this year, which is better than the market, but startin...
‘I have watched my accounts drop by 22%.’ My financial adviser has usually ‘done well’ but now it feels like he’s not making enough adjustments in this tough market given that I’m losing ‘large chunks’ of money. What’s my move?
How to know if your financial adviser is doing a good job. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have had a financial advisor with a national firm for more than a decade. We have done well and his fee...
‘It has me questioning if we are in the right relationship.’ Our financial adviser is a ‘top performer’ but she costs well over $20K a year — even when we lose money. Should we get a new one?
How to know if your financial adviser is worth the money. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: After our first financial adviser retired, we picked a new one recommended by her to continue our relations...
I’m 40 and married with 2 kids. How aggressively should I invest my money right now, and should I own crypto? Here’s what 5 financial advisers told him to do now.
Should crypto be a part of your overall investing strategy? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I’m 40, married with two kids and gainfully employed. I’m wondering how aggressively I should be investin...
Is my financial advisor just putting up with me because my mother is rich?
The advisor has invested my money in funds I don’t understand, but I don’t feel like I have the power to question her. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have roughly $500,000 in assets, including m...
The Fed’s next interest rate hike ‘might be the biggest in decades.’ So we asked 6 real estate pros: What might that do to mortgage rates?
What might happen to mortgage rates soon? Getty Images/iStockphoto Word on the street is that the Federal Reserve may raise rates by 1% at their July 26 meeting — as they try to quell inflation that n...
‘I feel like I’m investing just to afford taxes and broker fees.’ I’m 72, have a cushy amount of money invested and was withdrawing 4% a year, but once I pay fees and California taxes that won’t be enough. Should I ditch my financial adviser?
How to figure out if your adviser is worth what they’re charging you. Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I have a comfortable balance in my investment account but have a question about only taking out...
‘How much would I end up spending?’ I’ve got $10 million in assets, and am thinking about hiring a financial adviser. How much will this really cost me though?
Are you paying your financial adviser in the right way? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: What is an appropriate wealth management rate? I’d have assets under management of $10 million, and I’m assum...
My financial adviser mostly opts for index funds. Is he worth what I pay him?
Is your financial adviser worth the money you pay them? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: If a manager is just putting my money into index funds that track the market, are they actually doing anythin...
I’m the director of forecasting for the National Association of Realtors. Here are 6 things you should know about the housing market now
As part of our series where we ask prominent economists and real estate pros their take on the housing market now, we talked to Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of forecasting at the Nat...
Will mortgage rates soon hit 7%? What economists and real estate pros say
Will mortgage rates rise? Getty Images/iStockphoto Mortgage rates have been on a steady climb upwards: While they started the year at around 3.5% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, they’ve since climb...
My account fell 20%, and my adviser couldn’t explain why. What’s the right move?
Should you ditch an adviser who can’t clearly communicate losses. to you? Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I went through a 20% loss with my investments at a big bank. I was told by the adviser that...
I’m the COO of a mortgage company that’s funded more than $100 billion in loans. Here are the 3 things you need to know about the housing market now
Steve Reich Mortgage rates climbed above 6% last week, according to Bankrate data, with some pros saying they may go higher. (You can see the lowest mortgage rates you may qualify for here.) On top of...
70% of economists say America is headed for a recession: poll. How to invest now
Worried about a recession? Here are some tips from pros Getty Images/iStockphoto Many economists say the United States will fall into a recession next year, according to a new poll by the Financial Ti...
‘Every month I express my concerns to my adviser, but he says not to worry.’ My 401(k) has lost over 20% and I can’t afford to lose that kind of money. Is it time to find a new adviser?
Every month I express my concerns to my adviser, but he says not to worry and that it will bounce back. Getty Images Question: My 401(k) was doing ok for a while, but since January of this year it has...
Mortgage prepayments have fallen 62% from a year ago. This is what that says about the housing market.
Ultimately, as long as buyers are able to keep up with their regular monthly payments, fewer people making extra mortgage payments probably isn’t going to have a massive impact on the broader housing ...
I invested in Tesla early and now have an 8-figure nest egg. Do I need a financial adviser?
How do you know if you need a financial adviser or not? Getty Images Question: I’m considering quitting working soon. I invested in Tesla early on and 100x-ed and am at a very low eight-figure value n...
I’ve found that a financial adviser can cost $5,000 a year. Is it worth it?
What might a financial planner charge you and is it worth it? Getty Images/iStockphoto The other day a reader wrote into us making a good point: She wanted us to give people a more in-depth look at wh...
5 economists and real estate pros on what mortgage rates will look like for 2022
What should you expect for mortgage interest rates in 2022? Getty Images/iStockphoto Mortgage rates have reached their highest point in 13 years, according to Bankrate’s national survey of lenders. An...
He has $100K in credit card debt, $60K in bitcoin. 4 money pros on what to do
What to do when you have crypto assets and debt to contend with. Getty Images/iStockphoto “I have $100K in credit card debt, but $60K in bitcoin. Should I use it to repay the debt, or hold onto bitcoi...
3 economists predict when competition in the housing market will decline
When will you see competition decrease in the housing market? Getty Images Mortgage rates on 30-year fixed rate loans have climbed from about 3.5% earlier this year to upwards of 5.6%, and pros say th...
‘It’s unlikely home prices will plummet.’ 5 pros predict home prices in 2022
Will home prices fall? Getty Images Gone are the uber-low mortgage rates of 2021. Indeed, average 30-year-fixed mortgage rates have risen from roughly 3.5% to about 5.6% this year, and pros say they e...
Out of 100 housing markets in America, this is the least overpriced, study finds
Baltimore is the least overvalued housing market, new study reveals. Getty Images Housing prices have risen rapidly in the past year, even as mortgage rates are on the rise with pros saying they will ...
6 financial advisers and pros answer one question: ‘If a client came to you with $1,000 to invest right now, what would you tell them to do with it?’
Imagine this: You’ve got $1,000 to invest, but you don’t know what exactly to do with it. We asked 6 financial advisers what they’d do if a client came to them with $1,000 — here’s what they advise. (...