Free financial planning with no strings attached

This article really talks about how financial planners tend to do free seminars all over the place. I know from experience that I always did them free of charge. I would share all types of information that was typically catered to the groups I spoke in front of with hopes that I could pick up a few clients out of a large crowd. This was really the most effective method for growing fast.

With that in mind you should be able to find seminars everywhere free of charge to help you learn various aspects of finance. Just check the parpers and you can find a discussion there many times telling you that Joe Advisor is going to be talking about this or that and many times you can get some free mutual fund products or even a dinner. Who knows. They may even teach you something you don't know.

I used these seminars to talk about specific things that related to parents, charities, etc. My speeches typically weren't product focused so to say for a particular company, but I did throw ideas out there of what investment vehicles could be most effective.

One thing to remember when you attend these seminars is that the information is general. This means that it may not apply to your particular situation based ont eh examples used. When you invest you aren't like everyone else so you need to figure out what suits you best. That is why using a professional is typically the easiest way to go about it, but if you have the time on your hands to do your own research you can save yourself some unneccessary fees.

Americans could all benefit from financial advice, but most don't want or can't afford to pay for it. But free assistance from financial planners -- who ordinarily may charge $150 or more per hour -- is available to just about anyone.
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