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What's the most expensive lesson you've learned? (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

Do not trust financial advisors when they live from the contracts they sell. (Most do, don’t trust them).

They work for their own interest or for that of their employer, yours is only second to theirs.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Do you have any recommendations of who to trust? I'm in a good place in my career but mostly do everything myself. It's very basic stuff but I think I could be doing better. I just don't know what the next step is.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Their general advice about diversification is not wrong, but the products they sell are in my experience not good.

    Where to get better products? Do the legwork, understand how the cost is structured and what the goals and risks of a product are, where you save or pay taxes, and then become frustrated, get a depot and buy a cheap world ETF.

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