Before the meeting with a financial advisor
Decide what you hope to accomplish financially within the next year or two.
Ask yourself how confident do you feel about where you are today.
Ask yourself how confident do you feel about reaching your financial goals for the future.
Think what level of risk you are most comfortable with.
Decide how involved you want to be in investment decision-making.
Think what are your top areas of financial concern today.
Decide what do you most look forward to doing in the future.
Prepare a list of any other questions you have regarding your current financial situation.
Prepare supporting documents for accounts or areas of your financial picture that you feel deserve immediate attention.
Prepare a list of future dreams and financial goals you would like to achieve
Your first meeting
Listen to the advisor carefully as to be able to tailor a financial plan that meets your specific needs.
Discuss with the advisor an approach to creating a financial plan.
Review the details of the planning process and find out how a financial plan could help you reach your goals.
Discuss the investment options.
Discuss the type of financial service relationship that would best suit your needs.
Discuss the fee structure.
After the meeting
Evaluate information and discuss your priorities.
Review the financial plan.
During each follow-up financial plan meeting with your advisor review your plan and your progress and make adjustments as needed.
Keep the advisor up-to-date on anything that might affect your plan.

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