If you are like many investors, you
may be questioning the results that you have accomplished over the last
12 years while the return of the stock market has essentially been zero.
You may wonder whether your retirement plans are sound. You may be
questioning the validity of the conventional Wall Street wisdom and the
advice you have been receiving. Perhaps you can benefit from an
investment advisor that looks at things differently, one that focuses on
making investments work for you.
You may want to consider:
An
advisor who is willing and able to change your portfolio allocation
independently, as economic conditions or your personal considerations require.
Economic and
personal conditions change all the time. Your portfolio should remain
flexible and be adjusted to reflect the level of economic risk as well
as changes to your own personal conditions and risk tolerance.
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An
advisor who practices a core philosophy of risk management to guard
against bear market losses
LFM&P’s
MarketAwareSM approach is designed to
reduce your equity market exposure during high-risk periods and to
increase it when risk is lower and gains are more likely. This
methodology seeks to keep your actual level of risk at your personal
risk limit. In addition to making investing more comfortable by limiting
risk, MarketAwareSM has produced higher
returns than the conventional constant allocation approach since it was
implemented publicly seven years ago. It
is not how much you earn that counts, it is how much you keep.
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An
advisor that manages your assets for your own strategy, independently of
all others
You should be
treated as an individual with individual needs. Your assets should be
continuously supervised with you in mind, directly for your needs,
strategy and financial plan.
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A
portfolio manager, who is also a Certified Financial PlannerTM
professional, can advise your overall financial success, as well
as stocks, bonds and annuities
Your most important
financial result is the ability to meet your life goals. Investment
products can be important means to reach those goals, but are best
considered only to be a secondary part of your overall strategy.
Planning for major events like retirement, requires consideration of
what future resources will be needed, the time frame, and possible risks
as well as investment returns. A portfolio manager, who is also a
Certified Financial PlannerTM
professional, can help
you design an individual strategy to accomplish your broader financial
goals, and integrate and execute your investment approach as well.
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An
advisor that is free to bring new financial advances to bear for your
advantage
Changes in tax laws
and investment products enable you to take advantage of new strategies
and have made older strategies outmoded. Your 401(k) and 403(b)
investments plans have changed retirement planning. Dramatic reductions
in brokerage fees, no-load mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds
enable you to take a more adaptive approach. Changes in tax laws that
favor capital gains and equity dividends provide you with new income
strategies. As an
independent advisor, LFM&P is free to take advantage of the
opportunities as they apply to and benefit each client’s plans.
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An
advisor where the firm’s principals work directly with you.
You can have the
best of two worlds. You can receive direct advice and portfolio
management without going through commissioned sales representatives or
impersonal telephone support. You gain the advantage of an independent
firm where the principals provide personal advice, while also benefiting
from the products, resources and back office operations of a large Wall
Street broker and custodian. We suggest you use Fidelity Investments, a
leading low-cost broker and custodian, but since we are not affiliated
with any firm, you can even choose your broker, if you
wish.
An
Advisor that acts as a fiduciary on behalf of its clients
As a NAPFA
Registered Financial Advisor, Certified Financial PlannerTM,
and Registered Investment Advisor, David Linnard has pledged to place
your interests before his and those of the company. Because you only pay
an advisory fee that is completely disclosed, you are protected from the
conflicts of interest that arise when products are sold or commissions
and incentives are accepted. Additionally, your assets are held and
independently reported to you by a third-party broker / custodian of
your choice.
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