Vanderbilt Financial Group
Founded in 1965 and located in Woodbury, NY, Vanderbilt Financial Group is the “Sustainable Broker Dealer.” The firm is the first Independent BD committed to investing with purpose. Through Impact Investments the firm offers investments in socially and/or environmentally responsible, ethical, and impactful opportunities. In 2014 the firm was recognized with the MAP Vital Factors Solutions® Presidential Award for achieving excellence through implementing the MAP Management System™. Vanderbilt’s refreshing, unique, and progressive culture is a driving force to continue to be innovative constantly striving to positively impact their community.
As a financial advisor, one of the most rewarding things you could do is leave your wirehouse to go to an independent broker dealer. Wirehouses and big firms can cause advisors to feel limited, cheated, or held back. Joining an independent broker dealer means you no longer have a sales manager or quota, you are free to pursue a spectrum of investments.
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Financial Advisors,
Broker Dealer,
Independent Financial Advisor,
independent broker dealer
Last week, Bank of England Governor and Chairman of the G20's Financial Stability Board, Mark Carney, spoke to a crowd in Berlin about how green finance can maximize return, aid the global economy and combat global climate change if we figure out how to bring Impact Investing to the mainstream. We totally agree!
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Financial Advisors,
Impact Investing,
Client Relationships,
Impact-Washing,
ESG,
Green Finance
As we all know, the financial crisis was fueled by corruption, incompetence, and a lack of transparency. As the impact investing movement gains momentum, impact investors and advisors must keep a conscious mindset towards the formation of impact investments so that history doesn't repeat itself.
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Financial Advisors,
Impact Investing,
Greenwashing,
Impact-Washing
Succession planning is just as important for an Independent Financial Advisor as retirement planning is for any client. But many Financial Advisors nearing retirement have no plan in place. Here are a few reasons why it’s so important for Financial Advisors to take their own advice and make a plan.
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Succession Planning
