Related Posts
What is a reasonable rent increase %
SOL vs ETH 2.0?
How much money do you have saved up?😳
Im so happy! I just paid off all my debts!
More Posts
What kind of music is our national anthem?
Additional Posts in Personal Investment Chatter
After figuring out FI/RE I am less motivated.
What is the best platform for cryptocurrency?
New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.





Why is it difficult to manage your money? Max your retirement accounts and invest everything in index funds (or target date funds if you don't want to think about the allocation percentages).
If you have a more specific circumstance then feel free to ask that here. Most advisors are useless and/or overpriced.
This chart is way too basic. Fact is, people have complex relationships with money and risk. That is why there is a entire field of study in behavioral finance.
Rising Star
I think it’s worth keeping some money with an advisor. I have one managed portfolio - i do it through Merrill so i can also get bofa platinum honors. Tbh they invest in some things i might have on my own, but they also have had some rock solid winners over the years that i wouldn’t have and they played covid lockdowns and reopening very well.
Plus it’s someone sane and professional to bounce ideas off of, as opposed to WSB (much love for that crowd, but still). In a year like this one, money managers don’t get much love. But i personally find value in keeping some of my money in a managed system like that.
I have someone with Merrill lynch and Morgan Stanley. It's very hands off and I've had decent returns.
To each their own I guess
Chief
I had a financial advisor who was a childhood friend and barely charged me any fees. I’m now taking a more proactive approach because none of the investments that they suggested did better than the market.
I have a financial advisor who develops and invests in a “home grown” maturity model. Since their fees are based on the size of portfolio being managed, I sort of model my other investments based on theirs to get best of both. Also, like someone else said, it is good to have a non biased sanity check when you are trying to balance mortgage, 529s, 401K etc to ensure a proper balance and strategy.