How to Interview a Financial Advisor
How to Interview
a Financial Advisor
How to Interview a
Financial Advisor
Let’s say you find yourself with wealth—a fair amount of wealth. You could have earned it after years of hard work, inherited it, or had a lucky break! Maybe you have a job with the potential to grow and want to start building your wealth. But you don’t want to leave money in a bank; you want your money to work for you! A financial steward can guide you to take action today.
So, you start the process of finding a financial advisor and encounter multiple professional individuals who want to help you. How do you know what questions to ask? Having a bad wealth advisor means working with someone who doesn’t have your best interest in mind. This may cause you to lose focus on what’s important to you and even find it more challenging to fulfill your financial goals.
Discover the breakdown between the first and second advisor interviews and common red flags to look out for.
Let’s say you find yourself with wealth—a fair amount of wealth. You could have earned it after years of hard work, inherited it, or had a lucky break! Maybe you have a job with the potential to grow and want to start building your wealth. But you don’t want to leave money in a bank; you want your money to work for you! A financial steward can guide you to take action today.
So, you start the process of finding a financial advisor and encounter multiple professional individuals who want to help you. How do you know what questions to ask? Having a bad wealth advisor means working with someone who doesn’t have your best interest in mind. This may cause you to lose focus on what’s important to you and even find it more challenging to fulfill your financial goals.
Discover the breakdown between the first and second advisor interviews and common red flags to look out for.
Let’s say you find yourself with wealth—a fair amount of wealth. You could have earned it after years of hard work, inherited it, or had a lucky break! Maybe you have a job with the potential to grow and want to start building your wealth. But you don’t want to leave money in a bank; you want your money to work for you! A financial steward can guide you to take action today.
So, you start the process of finding a financial advisor and encounter multiple professional individuals who want to help you. How do you know what questions to ask? Having a bad wealth advisor means working with someone who doesn’t have your best interest in mind. This may cause you to lose focus on what’s important to you and even find it more challenging to fulfill your financial goals.
Discover the breakdown between the first and second advisor interviews and common red flags to look out for.
Questions For Your First Advisor Interview
Questions For Your First
Advisor Interview
Questions For Your First
Advisor Interview
What is your firm’s philosophy?
What is your firm’s philosophy?
What is your firm’s philosophy?
How do you get compensated?
How do you get compensated?
How do you get compensated?
What financial planning services do you offer?
What financial planning services do you offer?
What financial planning services do you offer?
What is your approach to investment planning?
What is your approach to investment planning?
What is your approach to investment planning?
Why am I a suitable client based on what you know about me?
Why am I a suitable client based on what you know about me?
Why am I a suitable client based on what you know about me?
Can you give me an example of a time when you helped a similar client make progress?
Can you give me an example of a time when you helped a similar client make progress?
Can you give me an example of a time when you helped a similar client make progress?
How often will we review our plan to make sure we’re making the right kind of progress?
How often will we review our plan to make sure we’re making the right kind of progress?
How often will we review our plan to make sure we’re making the right kind of progress?
Questions For Your Second Advisor Interview
Questions For Your Second
Advisor Interview
Questions For Your Second
Advisor Interview
Do you have a sample financial plan you can send over?
Do you have a sample financial plan you can send over?
Do you have a sample financial plan you can send over?
Who is your custodian?
Who is your custodian?
Who is your custodian?
If I hire you and another economic crash happens, what’s your plan?
If I hire you and another economic crash happens, what’s your plan?
If I hire you and another economic crash happens, what’s your plan?
What would the process look like if I decide to hire you?
What would the process look like if I decide to hire you?
What would the process look like if I decide to hire you?
If I hire you, will I be working with you or somebody else?
If I hire you, will I be working with you or somebody else?
If I hire you, will I be working with you or somebody else?
If I hire you, will I have to sell my current investments? Will there be tax implications?
If I hire you, will I have to sell my current investments? Will there be tax implications?
If I hire you, will I have to sell my current investments? Will there be tax implications?
If I hire you, what are my all-in costs?
If I hire you, what are my all-in costs?
If I hire you, what are my all-in costs?
What happens to our relationship if you retire or leave the firm?
What happens to our relationship if you retire or leave the firm?
What happens to our relationship if you retire or leave the firm?
What other professional services do you have as part of your network (such as accountants, estate attorneys, insurance representatives, mortgage specialists, etc)?
What other professional services do you have as part of your network (such as accountants, estate attorneys, insurance representatives, mortgage specialists, etc)?
What other professional services do you have as part of your network (such as accountants, estate attorneys, insurance representatives, mortgage specialists, etc)?
At Zoe, we spend hundreds of hours a year interviewing advisors. You can find your financial advisor through our algorithm and match with advisors with relevant experience, skills, processes, and technology to do a great job. That said, it is just as important for us to empower you with the right questions to ask. Your confidence and trust are just as vital to the relationship’s success.
If you want to learn more about how we vet the advisors in our network, you can read more about our selection process here.
At Zoe, we spend hundreds of hours a year interviewing advisors. You can find your financial advisor through our algorithm and match with advisors with relevant experience, skills, processes, and technology to do a great job. That said, it is just as important for us to empower you with the right questions to ask. Your confidence and trust are just as vital to the relationship’s success.
If you want to learn more about how we vet the advisors in our network, you can read more about our selection process here.
At Zoe, we spend hundreds of hours a year interviewing advisors. You can find your financial advisor through our algorithm and match with advisors with relevant experience, skills, processes, and technology to do a great job. That said, it is just as important for us to empower you with the right questions to ask. Your confidence and trust are just as vital to the relationship’s success.
If you want to learn more about how we vet the advisors in our network, you can read more about our selection process here.
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Disclosure: This page is not investment advice and should not be relied on for such advice or as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or financial advisors. The observations of industry trends should not be read as recommendations for stocks or sectors.
Investment advisory services are provided by Zoe Financial, Inc. (Zoe Financial), an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Learn more about Zoe Financial on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website. Brokerage services are provided by Zoe Securities LLC and Apex Clearing Corporation, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Learn more about Zoe Securities and Apex on FINRA’s BrokerCheck website.
The information in the visuals above is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an actual user's account, balance, or return. Zoe Financial does not provide tax or legal advice.
Copyright © 2025 Zoe Financial, Inc. | All rights reserved
Disclosure: This page is not investment advice and should not be relied on for such advice or as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or financial advisors. The observations of industry trends should not be read as recommendations for stocks or sectors.
Investment advisory services are provided by Zoe Financial, Inc. (Zoe Financial), an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Learn more about Zoe Financial on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website. Brokerage services are provided by Zoe Securities LLC and Apex Clearing Corporation, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Learn more about Zoe Securities and Apex on FINRA’s BrokerCheck website.
The information in the visuals above is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an actual user's account, balance, or return. Zoe Financial does not provide tax or legal advice.
Copyright © 2025 Zoe Financial, Inc. | All rights reserved
Disclosure: This page is not investment advice and should not be relied on for such advice or as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or financial advisors. The observations of industry trends should not be read as recommendations for stocks or sectors.
Investment advisory services are provided by Zoe Financial, Inc. (Zoe Financial), an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Learn more about Zoe Financial on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website. Brokerage services are provided by Zoe Securities LLC and Apex Clearing Corporation, members of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) and Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Learn more about Zoe Securities and Apex on FINRA’s BrokerCheck website.
The information in the visuals above is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent an actual user's account, balance, or return. Zoe Financial does not provide tax or legal advice.
Copyright © 2025 Zoe Financial, Inc. | All rights reserved