When hiring someone to handle your investments and give you investment advice, make sure they know the type of risk tolerance that you have. If you are an aggressive investor, they need to know this to give you accurate advice. The same is true if you are a conservative investor.

Do you have a stock advisor? If you handle the trading, buying and selling of your own stocks, make sure you consider hiring a stock advisor. The investment advice that he or she gives you will be helpful in allowing you to make the decisions that are most beneficial to your bottom line.

When consider any investment advice that may be given to you, find out if the person or company giving it has any affiliations. Sometimes, these businesses will contract with others to actually form a relationship where they will get a commission for sales. This investment advice is tainted and should not be considered.