5 Key Questions to Ask Your Investment Advisor

In this video we'll look at a portfolio a viewer sent in to me. It's from their investment advisor, and we will be asking 5 key questions about the portfolio that I would ask if an advisor put me in the same portfolio. 1. What's the target asset allocation? 2. Have you made any changes to the target asset allocation? 3. How do you pick the funds to implement the plan? 4. Why isn't a simpler, less expensive portfolio a better choice? 5. How do you invest your own money? Join the Newsletter. It's Free: https://robberger.com/newsletter/?utm... Financial tools I use: I track all of my investments, performance, fees, and asset allocation with Empower. It's Free: https://go.robberger.com/personal-cap... My retirement plan comes from New Retirement, the most robust retirement planner available at a reasonable cost: https://go.robberger.com/new-retireme... I used Capitalize for my last 401(k) rollover. They did all of the work, and it's Free: https://go.robberger.com/capitalize/y... My budgeting tool of choice is Tiller. It downloads all your banking data to Excel or Google Sheets: https://go.robberger.com/tiller/yt-tools We save and invest our credit card rewards. Here are some of my favorite credit cards: https://www.allcards.com/best-credit-... My Book (Retire Before Mom and Dad): https://amzn.to/2MsRJ9B ———————————— Video Resources ———————————— #retirement #investing #robberger ABOUT ME While still working as a trial attorney in the securities field, I started writing about personal finance and investing In 2007. In 2013 I started the Doughroller Money Podcast, which has been downloaded millions of times. Today I'm the Deputy Editor of Forbes Advisor, managing a growing team of editors and writers that produce content to help readers make the most of their money. I'm also the author of Retire Before Mom and Dad--The Simple Numbers Behind a Lifetime of Financial Freedom (https://amzn.to/3by10EE) LET'S CONNECT Youtube:    / @rob_berger   Facebook:   / financialfreedomguy   Twitter:   / robert_a_berger   DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser. These videos are for educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. Your investment and other financial decisions are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research and seek professional advice as necessary. I am merely sharing my opinions. AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Some of the links on this channel are affiliate links, meaning at no cost to you I earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase and/or subscribe. However, I only recommend products or services that (1) I believe in and (2) would recommend to my own mom.