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Online Course Student Bonus Materials

Online Course Bonus Materials

Congratulations on completing the AdvisorSmart®  online course. Check out some of our free bonus educational resources in the page below. 

AdvisorSmart® Research - General One Pagers

2023 AdvisorSmart-Financial Advisor Registration (pdf)Download

AdvisorSmart® One Pagers - Individual Investors

2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - A Financial Advisor Registration Matrix (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - B Sample Advisor Selection PROCESS (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - C Sample Financial Advisor Selection PROCESS Timeline (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - D Financial Advisory Firm Selection CRITERIA Template (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - E Sample Financial Advisory Firm Selection CRITERIA (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - F Sample ELIMINATION FACTORS with header (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - G Sample ELIMINATION FACTORS with no header (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart - Individual Investor - H Financial Advisor EVALUATION Matrix (pdf)Download
2025 AdvisorSmart method sketchnote pdf (pdf)Download
2025 AdvisorSmart Manifesto - one page handout 103025 (pdf)Download

AdvisorSmart® Research - Questions to Ask

2023 AdvisorSmart Questions for an INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR to ask - ABOUT A FINANCIAL ADVISORY FIRM (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Questions for a NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION to Ask ABOUT A FINANCIAL ADVISORY FIRM (pdf)Download

Books Recommended by AdvisorSmart®

AdvisorSmart® created this list of recommended books.

2024 AdvisorSmart Recommended Books 020224 (pdf)Download

Third Party Research Reports for the AdvisorSmart® Investor

This section provides you with third party financial advisor research.

2017 Consumer Federation of America report - Financial Advisor or Salesperson 011817 (pdf)Download
2019 Nicole Boyson white paper on The worst of both worlds - Dual-registered investment advisers (pdf)Download
2012 Plan Consultant article on The Fiduciary Assessment of an Investment Advisor (pdf)Download
2021 Better Markets report - Wall Street Crime Spree 1998 to 2020 (pdf)Download
2016 Good Jobs First violation tracker report on the 160 Billion Dollar Bank Fee (pdf)Download
2021 CBCF on Where are the Lay Fiduciaries (pdf)Download
2023 Allodium Investment Consultants on Fee-Only Advice Providers (pdf)Download
2015 White House CEA report on CONFLICTED INVESTMENT ADVICE (pdf)Download

Web Sites for the AdvisorSmart® Investor

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Web Sites

Better Markets https://bettermarkets.org/

CEFEX https://www.cefex.org/

Fi360 https://www.fi360.com/

FINRA BrokerCheck https://brokercheck.finra.org/

Institute for the Fiduciary Standard https://thefiduciaryinstitute.org/

Investment Adviser Search https://www.investmentadvisorsearch.com/

NAPFA  https://www.napfa.org/

SEC Action Lookup (SALI) https://www.sec.gov/litigations/sec-action-look-up

SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) https://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov/IAPD/Default.aspx

Violation Tracker  financial offenses | Violation Tracker (goodjobsfirst.org) 

Articles by AdvisorSmart®

Kiplinger: The Fiduciary Firewall - Guide to Honest Financial Planning (6/26/25)

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/the-fiduciary-firewall-guide-to-honest-financial-planning

Books by AdvisorSmart®

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AdvisorSmart for the Individual Investor: Your Guide to Selecting a Financial Advisor

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