Get Smart or Get Screwed: How To Select The Best and Get The Most From Your Financial Advisor

GET SMART or GET SCREWED: How To Select The Best and Get The Most From Your Financial Advisor gives you insights into the variety of financial brokers and advisors, and the services they can — and should — offer. It includes extensive lists of questions you should ask and services you should receive from an advisor, and reasons why the brokerage industry is not serving your best interests. To ensure that you “Get Smart,” Paul helps you understand how to find and work with competent and ethical advisors, firms and products. Getting the best and most from your advisor will save you time, grow your money, and give you peace of mind. Whether you are a first-time or savvy investor, you will learn new ways to avoid the plethora of pitfalls many investors encounter. PRAISE FOR PAUL’S BOOKS “No one understands what it takes to be a successful investor better than Paul Merriman.” — Bill Schultheis, author, The Coffeehouse Investor “Paul has spent a lifetime learning the techniques that make him an outstanding teacher of investing. Now it’s your turn to benefit from his knowledge.” — Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, Kiplinger financial media company ABOUT THE "HOW TO INVEST" series Paul A. Merriman’s HOW TO INVEST series of print and eBooks provides concise and timeless information to help you achieve a secure financial future and stress-free retirement. Each book addresses specific audiences and investment topics. The first book, First-Time Investor: Grow and Protect Your Money is an essential guide to building and maintaining a successful investment portfolio. All profits from the sale of this series are donated to educational nonprofit organizations. For more information, visit: PaulMerriman.com