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You’ve worked hard to achieve success. You deserve a financial advisor that works as hard for you. You’ve worked hard to achieve success. And wealth often results in complex financial situations that call for highly personalized strategies. As an Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor, I have the qualifications and experience to help you grow and preserve your wealth. Whether it’s investment management, tax strategies or legacy planning, you can count on my knowledge and commitment in helping you manage your sophisticated financial needs. Joey Small, APMA®, CRPC® Private Wealth Advisor President Small & Associates Financial A private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC.
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IT’S A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP Most advisers are compensated by the financial companies who employ them to sell you financial products and services. Their duty and loyalty lie with that employer. However, a small number of financial advisers are fiduciary advisers. The duty and loyalty of those advisors are to you — the client. These fiduciary advisors give objective, independent and comprehensive financial advice and they are paid a fee, not commissions, to provide such advice. How do you know if your adviser is a fiduciary adviser? Start by asking them how they are compensated and who pays that compensation. Barry M. Corkern & Co., Inc. is an independent registered investment advisory firm which provides objective, independent and comprehensive wealth management advice. The firm’s CEFEX certification verifies just that.
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