Vetting your financial advisor

Published: June 5, 2021, 1 p.m.

b'On this week\\u2019s Money Matters, Scott and Pat discuss how clients can research their financial advisor\\u2019s background and why it\\u2019s so important.\\nScott and Pat advise a fiscally conservative retiree, with $1.4 million in savings and 8 percent in equities, about his long-term investments. A caller asks how she should invest the money in her Health Savings Account. An employee for the State of California asks how she should collect her pension. Finally, a man who \\u201caccidentally retired\\u201d at age 45 asks if he can live comfortably with $2.4 million in savings.\\nAsk a question by clicking\\xa0here, or email Scott and Pat at\\xa0questions@moneymatters.com.\\nDownload and rate our podcast\\xa0here.'