President/CEO of Forest Hills Financial, Jaime Westenbarger on Real vs. Robot Advisors.
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, September 23, 2015: Founder and President/CEO of Forest Hills Financial, Jaime Westenbarger posted a new blog on his website entitled, “The Value of Good Financial Advice,” where he focuses on recent volatility in the market to plead the case for real, live financial advisors.
Westenbarger has lots of questions. For starters, “When the DOW opened down 1,100 points on August 24th, did your heart take a nosedive into your stomach? And if you’re one of those investors who have decided to save a few bucks and trust your investments to a robo-advisor, what kind of guidance or reassurance did you get from that advisor?” He continues, “Did you panic and sell out of the stock market fearing it would continue to plummet? If so, you weren’t alone.”
As Westenbarger makes very clear, “If you had a real financial advisor to talk you back from the ledge, you would have rallied later in the day just like the stock did. You would have saved a lot more than you lost.”
According to Westenbarger, “Nothing could more poignantly emphasize the value of a real, live human financial advisor better than this most recent event. Only a real advisor will keep you from selling at the worst possible moment.”
The entire blog can be read at http://www.roadmaptoretirement.com/blog/the-value-of-good-financial-advice.php
About Jaime Westenbarger
Since starting Forest Hills Financial in a small one-person office in 2006, Jaime Westenbarger has turned the financial world on its head. Through his nationally syndicated radio show, The Keeping Your Money Show, he has helped thousands of people filter through the salespeople of the financial services world and focus on the information that actually matters. Jaime’s style of simple explanations of complex problems helped grow his business in only seven years to include clients in 15 states, advisors in four offices, and The Keeping Your Money Show continuing to grow its listening audience. Forest Hills Financial was able to grow revenue over 300% during one of the most devastating recessions in recent memory. Additionally the company continues to develop in size and influence in the financial community on a local, state and even national level. Recently honored with speaking to entrepreneurs at an event hosted by Steve Forbes and authoring a chapter in Mr. Forbes latest book Successonomics, the reach of Jaime’s message continues to grow across the country.
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