How To Find A Investment Advisor
About Zoe
Zoe is the modern wealth platform that allows you to find, hire, and work with vetted investment advisors. Backed by The Opportunity Fund, founded by the SoftBank Group, Zoe’s mission is to help grow and protect wealth.
Through Zoe’s platform, you can connect with trusted financial advisors across the United States based on your unique financial situation and objectives.
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Is It Time To Hire An Advisor?
An advisor can create a wealth plan to bring you closer to your goals. Work with an investment advisor to:
Manage a Windfall
What is the most strategic way to use your newly acquired money?
Manage Investments
Is your portfolio aligned with your values, risk tolerance, and expected returns?
Life & Family Changes
Are you financially ready to grow your family or get divorced?
Plan for Retirement
Will your money decisions today take you to the life you want to live in the future?
Tax Planning
Is your current strategy effectively minimizing how much you pay in taxes?
Home Purchase
Do you know the best ways to address one of life’s biggest investments?
A High Standard of Trust
You deserve an advisor you can trust. That’s why Zoe’s vetting process meticulously curates fiduciaries, financial advisors, and financial planners.
Credentials
We only work with advisors with one or more required designations (CFP®, CFA, CPA).
Experience
We partner with advisors that have a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
Fiduciary Duty
Zoe Network advisors must have a fiduciary responsibility to act in your best interest.
Investment Management
We assess advisors’ investment processes to ensure they have experience with multiple financial subjects.
Financial Planning
We work with advisors who provide comprehensive wealth planning, tailored to clients’ needs.
Disclosure: While Zoe employs rigorous vetting processes to select financial advisors, it is important for clients to conduct their own due diligence and assessments before engaging with any advisor. Zoe’s vetting process serves as a guide, but the ultimate decision rests with the client. Clients are encouraged to thoroughly evaluate the credentials, experience, fiduciary duty, investment management approach, and financial planning services of any advisor before making any financial decisions. Zoe shall not be held liable for any actions or decisions made by clients based on information provided through its platform.
What To Evaluate When Interviewing Investment Advisors
- ○ You feel comfortable with them.
- ○ They show interest in your unique situation.
- ○ You see yourself working with them in the long term.
- ○ Their fee structure aligns with your needs.
- ○ They don’t push products and services.
- ○ They don’t promise you will beat the market.