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09-14-2014, 12:41 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Just one pet peeve. Advisors, to me, are impartial by definition and have my best interests in mind.
Salesmen, however, work on commission, and thats what FA are.
My peeve is we don't call a duck, a duck.
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09-14-2014, 01:18 PM
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#42
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Originally Posted by karluk
Interesting exchange, but it seems to me that Rustward and MooreBonds have missed an ideal real life opportunity to illustrate their respective approaches to dealing with unwanted referrals. Their exchange could have gone something like this:
Rustward: "Thanks for the advice, MooreBonds, but I prefer not to make any changes to my approach to FA referrals at this time."
MooreBonds: "You're very welcome, Rustward. As for me, I will always prefer my approach to yours."
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Lol!
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09-14-2014, 01:50 PM
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#43
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: San Diego
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Quote:
Originally Posted by karluk
Interesting exchange, but it seems to me that Rustward and MooreBonds have missed an ideal real life opportunity to illustrate their respective approaches to dealing with unwanted referrals. Their exchange could have gone something like this:
Rustward: "Thanks for the advice, MooreBonds, but I prefer not to make any changes to my approach to FA referrals at this time."
MooreBonds: "You're very welcome, Rustward. As for me, I will always prefer my approach to yours."
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+1
Contextomy has always been the tool of those with weak arguments to make their point. Regardless of the validity of the argument it is sad to see it being used here. We should be more grownup than that. Furthermore as Emerson said "a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." We learn, we change, we grow, to do otherwise well THAT is foolish.
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09-14-2014, 09:18 PM
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#44
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I usually tell these types I am a CFA charterholder and they are headed for the next county.
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09-15-2014, 08:13 AM
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#45
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Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2010
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It would be trivially easy to put off an FA cold call or referral. But if I eat one of those dinners they buy, I find it slightly harder. I always find an excuse, but I put a bit of mental effort into it.
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09-15-2014, 12:12 PM
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#46
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Originally Posted by brewer12345
I usually tell these types I am a CFA charterholder and they are headed for the next county.
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I'd love to see their faces when you tell them that, lol.
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09-15-2014, 12:58 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2012
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+1! I'll go even further to say that this conflict of interest is so deep that it ought to be illegal to be paid from both sides. You can be one or the other, but not both, and the terminology should make which side you get paid from clear.
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Originally Posted by dallas27
Just one pet peeve. Advisors, to me, are impartial by definition and have my best interests in mind.
Salesmen, however, work on commission, and thats what FA are.
My peeve is we don't call a duck, a duck.
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09-15-2014, 01:12 PM
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#48
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Very entertaining reading!
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09-15-2014, 01:53 PM
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#49
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My Schwab rep is thoroughly cowed.
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09-15-2014, 02:03 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: Charleston, SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by brewer12345
My Schwab rep is thoroughly cowed.
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LOL, I imagine so. I only deal with advisor-side folks (in Orlando) and very rarely with Alliance, let alone the regular branch folks...
I'm sure he sweats when he sees your number come up.
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09-15-2014, 04:37 PM
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#51
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by Sarah in SC
LOL, I imagine so. I only deal with advisor-side folks (in Orlando) and very rarely with Alliance, let alone the regular branch folks...
I'm sure he sweats when he sees your number come up.
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Actually, the dude here in Denver and I have an understanding: He calls once a quarter to briefly inquire if there is anything I need and I politely take his brief phone calls. The dope in NJ mostly got DW on the phone and pestered her, so when I finally picked up the phone he got a less than polite response.
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