You can certainly manage your own investments just as you can work on your own car or sell your own house. However, many Americans choose to hire a mechanic or a realtor when handling these tasks. 

Here are a few of the top reasons for why you may want to hire an investment manager:

1. Your time is more valuable spent building your career, spending time with your family, and following your passions.
2. You need encouragement when markets are volatile and the media is screaming that it’s time to pull out of the market. 
3. You don’t want to spend hours upon hours researching investments, account types, and the numerous other complexities of investing your money.
4. You want an objective, unbiased third party professional to provide you with guidance. 
5. Working with your own money scares you.

Most investment assets can be transferred to a new financial advisor without incurring tax liabilities or penalties. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds are typically very easy to move. Some custodians may charge an account transfer fee, but account transfer fees are usually $100 or less. 

The most common exceptions to this rule are proprietary products, insurance products such as annuities, non-traded real estate investments, and penny stocks. We review these investments on a case-by-case basis to ensure that we do not create any unfavorable tax consequences. 

Yes. We have both a moral and legal obligation to act in the best interests of our clients at all times.

Our investment management fees are negotiable and range from 1.00% to 0.70% of the managed account value annually. Fees are usually billed on a pro-rated, quarterly basis. 

We do not receive any commissions or other hidden fees. 

We usually conduct quarterly investment reviews with most of our clients. We also contact most clients during times of market volatility. 

We will discuss how often you would like to review your investments with us during our new client interview process. 

Our clients’ investment accounts are held securely at TD Ameritrade Institutional.

Yes! Clients can login to their TD Ameritrade Insitutional accounts at www.advisorclient.com 

Clients can deposit funds into their accounts either by linking their checking account or mailing a check. Clients can request withdrawals be deposited into their bank accounts or they can request a check by mail.