"Herb Smith" <smithff33[at]aol.com> wrote:

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I am unsure whether the OP wanted a money manager (who
charges a percentage of assets under management) or merely a
fee-only hourly charge to work through specific issues.
Perhaps the OP will clarify.

-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC

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George wrote:

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Talk to your like-minded and situated friends and compile a
short list of the advisors they use and trust. Nothing is as
good as satisfied customers.

Interview the names on the short list, ask the right
questions, and make your selection based on the answers
received. It sounds like you know what you don't like. A
fee-based financial advisor should run about 1% of the
assets per year under their management.

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"George" <georgew6[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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try making an inquiry of the local/state CPA society

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On a retirement group I asked a complicated question on IRA
taxes. You don't need to read all that. I did not do
anything with the answers, except try to get my personal
financial papers together, and have not even been able to do
that.

I live in a suburb of Washington, DC, so there are thousands
of people around who claim to do one or all of the services
I am looking for. The trouble with having too many is that I
don't know how to find the "final four," so to speak, who I
might be able to pick from.

My situation now is that of a widower with no dependents,
although I would like one. I am 71 1/2 with some IRA
savings, a home mortgaged up to 45% of its current market
value, steady, moderate government pension, plus a few more
smaller sources steady and safe income.

What is the best way to research this question? How will I
find the right adisors for me. I have a moderate income, so
that complicates things somewhat, since I want to hire a
FEE-BASED individual or company to help me with some fairly
complicated issues. I was going to put them all down here,
but I know that I have to get to a professional right away,
before I manage to screw things up any further than I have
already. I do expect to pay up since any service in this
geographic area is going to be expensive.

I will appreciate your advice.

George

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