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Evidence-Based Educational Resources

Research

At  AdvisorSmart®  we study the sources of financial advice and publish research on how to find an advisor. Specifically we study financial advisor Type Definition, Conflicts of Interest, Cost Studies, Financial Advisor Search and Selection as well as Personalized Research on Financial Advisors for Investors.  Get educated to find an advisor with AdvisorSmart® research via our articles, white papers, blogs, books and public presentations. Check out some of our free educational resources in the page below. 

Short Videos about Fee-Only Financial Advice

National Association of Personal Financial Advisors

What should you look for in a financial advisor?

Allan Slider at FeeOnlyNetwork

Where can I find a fee-only financial advisor?

Tim Maurer, CFP at 90 Second Finance

Does the method of financial advisor compensation create an economic bias?

Pam Krueger at Wealthramp

What is different about the Wealthramp financial advisor matching service?

David Bromelkamp

AdvisorSmart for the Individual Investor: The AdvisorSmart Guide to Selecting a Fee-Only Financial Advisor

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AdvisorSmart YouTube Video Library

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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

AdvisorSmart® One Pagers - Nonprofit Investors

2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - PROCESS to Select a Financial Advisor (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP TIMELINE (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP TIMELINE wo header (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP Criteria (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP Criteria (BLANK TEMPLATE) (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP Criteria - NEEDS (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP Criteria - WANTS (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - SAMPLE Nonprofit RFP Criteria NICE TO HAVES (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - Elimination Factors (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - Elimination Factors wo header (pdf)Download
2023 AdvisorSmart Nonprofit RFP - Evaluation Matrix (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

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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

2025 NAPFA Spring Conference

2025 NAPFA Spring Conference Handouts

2024 AdvisorSmart - More than 100 Ways (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart-CFP Fiduciary Standard FINAL 121824 (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart-Individual+Investor-Sample-Elimination-Factors (pdf)Download
2024 AdvisorSmart-Individual-Investor-Sample-Selection-Criteria (pdf)Download
2025 AdvisorSmart method sketchnote pdf (pdf)Download
2025 AdvisorSmart One Page Book Summary FINAL 020225 (pdf)Download
2025 AdvisorSmart one page handout - Legal Relationship 040225 FINAL (pdf)Download
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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) 

AdvisorSmart® Research - White Papers

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AdvisorSmart® Research - White Papers

 AdvisorSmart® research to help educate you about the different types of financial advisors.

Books by AdvisorSmart®

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

www.AdvisorSmartBook.com

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