Wealth management unwrapped, revised and expanded unwrap what you need to know and enjoy the present

"You are the CEO of My Wealth, Inc. -- so Take Charge! Wealth Management Unwrapped provides you with the tools and tips you need to take back control and more effectively manage your money. Wall Street veteran Charlotte Beyer conducts a tour of the wealth management industry, guiding you throu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Beyer, Charlotte B., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley 2017.
Edición:Revised and expanded
Colección:THEi Wiley ebooks.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Prologue
  • What I've learned-my unfinished business
  • Chapter 1: Who's in Charge of My Wealth, Inc.?
  • So, who is responsible?
  • Is the customer always right?
  • Who's brave enough to tell a customer, "You're wrong"?
  • Something for nothing
  • You're the boss
  • Free lunch, anyone?
  • Be a partner, not a victim
  • Wealth management is a business
  • Chapter 2: My Money, Myself
  • What is my wealth supposed to do?
  • What really bugs me . . .
  • How to fix jargon overload
  • How to fix too much selling
  • How to fix a lack of authenticity
  • Where you're most vulnerable: The five Ps exercise
  • Chapter 3: Are You a Do-It-Yourselfer?
  • How will I know?
  • Assess yourself
  • Making sense of all the choices
  • Whom can you trust?
  • There is hope!
  • Chapter 4: If You Don't Know Where You're Going, Any Investment Will Get You There
  • Inflation, returns, and fees
  • Returns: Wouldn't it be nice if . . .
  • Minus inflation
  • Now subtract fees
  • And more fees
  • Returns − inflation − fees = less than you'd like
  • Do the math-not you, your advisor!
  • On the hiking trail again
  • Playing chess on four boards at once
  • The four risks that can send you off a cliff
  • Test drive first
  • When do I run out of money?
  • Chapter 5: If You Don't Know Who the Sucker Is at the Table, It Might Be You!
  • What's in this alphabet soup?
  • How to take charge and avoid being a sucker
  • We've met the enemy and it's us!
  • You can't get past that velvet rope
  • So why not just go passive, index it all, and be done?
  • Timing is everything, whether you choose active or passive
  • Insurance against suckerdom
  • Does being an accredited investor make you smarter?
  • Hear that pitch!.
  • Chapter 6: Resist the Razzle Dazzle: How to Judge the Beauty Contest
  • First, level the playing field
  • Do you want an apple or an orange?
  • When it comes to fees, the fruit basket becomes a huge challenge!
  • Confused yet?
  • See what's included in that all-inclusive package
  • Are you my mother?
  • A perfect match?
  • Candor is a two-way street
  • What about references?
  • Did you ever have to finally decide . . . pick up on one advisor and leave the other behind?
  • Chapter 7: Transparency, or How I Learned to Love Conflicts of Interest
  • You're making money on me?
  • Incentives matter on Wall Street, too
  • Not just for the criminally minded
  • Conflict-free advice = the Tooth Fairy
  • Open architecture can be drafty
  • Conflicts of interest-yours, mine, and ours
  • The cost of your advisor staying in business, and how it impacts you
  • Chapter 8: Courtship Is Usually More Fun Than Marriage
  • Good news: Your advisor really is here to help
  • Everything begins with an Investment Policy Statement (IPS)
  • Benchmarks matter
  • Next, be even more concrete in your expectations
  • Is this good performance or just mediocre?
  • Conference room purgatory, or get me out of here!
  • Chapter 9: Can This Marriage Be Saved? When to Fire Your Advisor
  • Honesty is (mostly) what I need from you
  • Be prepared to change advisors, or at least discuss the possibility
  • Is it that simple?
  • Before you fire your advisor . . .
  • How will I know?
  • Should you warn your advisor that you're about to fire them?
  • Life after divorce
  • Chapter 10: Aging-Grave Concerns
  • Besetting sins of the elderly
  • Before it's too late
  • Bedside manner meets kitchen table dialogue
  • "Imagine if you can . . ."
  • What exactly is a good outcome?
  • Siri, what's my destination?
  • Break the silence
  • RIP denial and delusion
  • Chapter 11: Born Rich-A Curse or a Blessing?.
  • Looking at the world through a child's eyes
  • Easy Street has a hidden sinkhole
  • When plenty is not enough
  • Rearing or ruining your children?
  • Teach your children how to fail
  • When do we tell the children how much they'll get?
  • Lock up the assets and throw away the key?
  • When I grow up I want to be a steward (said no one ever)
  • Hey, Mom, why don't we give more of our money away?
  • What does success look like for families of wealth?
  • Chapter 12: I'm a Robot, and I'm Here to Help
  • If you are cool on the idea of an advisor, you may warm up to a robot
  • Siri gets serious
  • Why waste a human when a robot can do it cheaper?
  • Time to turn on autopilot?
  • Data of mass destruction
  • Can you even spell algorithm14?
  • AI earns the whole galaxy from Morningstar!
  • Humans are so, well, human!
  • To err is human, to forgive divine
  • Singularity @ your service
  • Chapter 13: Women with Wallets
  • The gender lens is fuzzy
  • But girls aren't good at math
  • Change is never overnight
  • Gender, power, and purpose
  • Change the convers ation
  • Lean in and step up
  • Chapter 14: The 10 Principles of Principal
  • Appendix A Special Message for Advisors
  • Endnotes
  • Index
  • EULA.