Cut through the jargon – know what your advisor’s credentials mean

It often looks like the average financial advisor’s business card needs a few extra lines to fit all their certifications. And to the average investor, those certifications remain a mystery – for example, what is the difference between a certified financial planner and a chartered financial professional?

During a wealth management event, executives of Allegiance Gold highlighted the importance of diversifying one’s portfolio to include stocks, bonds, and commodities such as physical gold.

Since each type of investment responds differently over time, diversifying reduces the risk of significant damage to your financial well-being should a single type of asset class crash.

Aging advisor workforce races to find replacements – but are younger generations interested?

Despite a booming economy and the past decade’s unprecedented stock market run, America’s aging financial advisors might find themselves unable to secure their own replacements when they retire.

“With one-third of financial advisors set to retire between now and the next 10 years, and not enough new financial advisors entering the business, the industry is facing a shortage of

Senators Gillibrand and McSally lead bipartisan effort

When horse fans make a $2 bet at the track, they might be sentencing their chosen thoroughbred to death.
A staggering 4,649 racehorses died on the track between 2009 and 2015, according to data published by The Jockey Club. A later 2018 analysis published by the same organization found an aggregate “fatal injury” rate of 1.68 for every 1,000 race starts. Age, surface, and other factors all play a role in “breakdowns,” the euphemism often used when a horse drops dead on the track, but performance enhancing drugs exacerbate matters, according to activists.