The Rational Reminder Podcast | Harold Geller: "I Sue Financial Advisors" | Rational Reminder 236 @rationalreminder | Uploaded January 2023 | Updated October 2024, 21 hours ago.
Our guest today, Harold Geller, is a lawyer who helps clients dealing with fraud and negligence perpetrated by financial advisors, and is a passionate advocate for investors and their rights. Tuning in you’ll hear details of some of the most common issues Harold has come across in his work, along with his practical advice for financial advisors and investors. We discuss the importance of clear communication between advisors and their clients, the concept of KYC (Know Your Client), and simple steps investors can take to ensure that their advice is properly understood by their clients. Harold goes on to provide an outline of factors that could make individuals vulnerable to negligent financial advice (such as marital problems or a sudden health crisis) and how to gain perspective in extreme situations. We also discuss the key differences between salespeople and financial advisors, the type of credentials investors should be looking for, and how regulation needs to be modernized in Canada for investors to be properly protected. Harold has been in this industry for a long time and is immensely knowledgeable on the subject of fraud and negligent investment advice.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:27 Advisors Who Promise High Returns but Don't Deliver
9:33 The Line Between Good Advice with a Bad Outcome and Bad Advice
17:42 How to Tell Whether an Advisor is Performing Due Diligence
20:38 Types of Investors Vulnerable to Negligent Advisors
25:07 What to Look for From People With Aging Parents' Financial Advisors
36:38 Contributions to Canada's Slow Adoption of Low-Cost Index Funds
42:50 Frequency of Involving Leverage in Cases Harold Takes on
47:09 Harold's Take on Cases Involving Crypto
50:09 Negligent Advice and Conservative Investments
55:52 Things Advisors Should Do to be Properly Understood Advisors
58:03 Things Investors Can Do to Properly Understand Advisors
1:03:00 Credentials Consumers Should Look For in Advisors
1:04:49 How to Articulate Good Investment Advice and Financial Planning
1:06:45 Harold's Motivation Behind Being an Investor Advocate
1:10:11 Harold Defines Success in his Life
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Harold on Linkedin — linkedin.com/in/harold-geller-25094033
Geller Law — gellerlaw.ca
'The Misguided Beliefs of Financial Advisors' — onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jofi.12995
'Retail Financial Advice: Does One Size Fit All?' — onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jofi.12514
Our guest today, Harold Geller, is a lawyer who helps clients dealing with fraud and negligence perpetrated by financial advisors, and is a passionate advocate for investors and their rights. Tuning in you’ll hear details of some of the most common issues Harold has come across in his work, along with his practical advice for financial advisors and investors. We discuss the importance of clear communication between advisors and their clients, the concept of KYC (Know Your Client), and simple steps investors can take to ensure that their advice is properly understood by their clients. Harold goes on to provide an outline of factors that could make individuals vulnerable to negligent financial advice (such as marital problems or a sudden health crisis) and how to gain perspective in extreme situations. We also discuss the key differences between salespeople and financial advisors, the type of credentials investors should be looking for, and how regulation needs to be modernized in Canada for investors to be properly protected. Harold has been in this industry for a long time and is immensely knowledgeable on the subject of fraud and negligent investment advice.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:27 Advisors Who Promise High Returns but Don't Deliver
9:33 The Line Between Good Advice with a Bad Outcome and Bad Advice
17:42 How to Tell Whether an Advisor is Performing Due Diligence
20:38 Types of Investors Vulnerable to Negligent Advisors
25:07 What to Look for From People With Aging Parents' Financial Advisors
36:38 Contributions to Canada's Slow Adoption of Low-Cost Index Funds
42:50 Frequency of Involving Leverage in Cases Harold Takes on
47:09 Harold's Take on Cases Involving Crypto
50:09 Negligent Advice and Conservative Investments
55:52 Things Advisors Should Do to be Properly Understood Advisors
58:03 Things Investors Can Do to Properly Understand Advisors
1:03:00 Credentials Consumers Should Look For in Advisors
1:04:49 How to Articulate Good Investment Advice and Financial Planning
1:06:45 Harold's Motivation Behind Being an Investor Advocate
1:10:11 Harold Defines Success in his Life
Participate in our 23 in 23 Reading Challenge:
23 in 23 Reading Challenge — rationalreminder.ca/23in23
23 in 23 Reading Challenge on Beanstalk — pwlcapital.beanstack.org
Participate in our Community Discussion about this Episode:
community.rationalreminder.ca/t/episode-236-harold-geller-i-sue-financial-advisors-discussion-thread/21500
Links From Today’s Episode:
Rational Reminder on iTunes — itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582.
Rational Reminder Website — rationalreminder.ca
Shop Merch — shop.rationalreminder.ca
Join the Community — community.rationalreminder.ca
Follow us on Twitter — twitter.com/RationalRemind
Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder
Benjamin on Twitter — twitter.com/benjaminwfelix
Cameron on Twitter — twitter.com/CameronPassmore
Harold on Linkedin — linkedin.com/in/harold-geller-25094033
Geller Law — gellerlaw.ca
'The Misguided Beliefs of Financial Advisors' — onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jofi.12995
'Retail Financial Advice: Does One Size Fit All?' — onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jofi.12514
