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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 20, 2009 — Paladin (http://www.paladinregistry.com), a five-year-old Registry of pre-screened financial advisors and financial planners, recently launched InvestorWatchdog (http://www.investorwatchdog.com), a blog site that focuses on unethical business p…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 1, 2008 — The Securities Exchange Commission funded a study by the Rand Corporation to determine the confusion levels of investors who buy investment products and advice from sales representatives and financial advisors. The study showed most investors know very lit…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 13, 2008 — The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 2,000 points from its historical high of more than 14,000. Declines of this magnitude are bear markets if the losses last more than six months. A recent Paladin Registry survey shows bear markets cause the number of consu…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 31, 2008 — There’s an old saying in the financial service industry that financial advisors and financial planners earn their money in down markets when their clients’ natural tendencies are to make emotional decisions that damage their financial futures…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 11, 2007 — In a recent study that included responses from more than 4,000 consumers, Paladin found 83.7% of the people who use the services of financial advisors and planners do not know how to determine their actual levels of competence and integrity. Further research sh…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 13, 2007 — Most consumers learn about financial advisors from the same advisors who are trying to sell them investment and insurance products. Consumers hear what the advisors want them to hear, and information that negatively impacts the advisors’ sales result…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 17, 2007 — In a recent survey that included responses from more than 4,000 participants, Paladin Registry, a free public service provider for consumers who use the services of financial advisors and planners, found that 91.4% of consumers wanted audited track records t…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2007 — In a recent study that included more than 4,000 consumers Paladin Registry, a free public service provider for consumers who rely on professionals to achieve their financial goals, found that determining the trustworthiness of financial advisors and finan…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 19, 2007 — After extensive consumer research, the Paladin Registry, a free, independent, objective source for consumers who use the services of financial planners and advisors, added a new type of content for consumers who are selecting a financial advisor for the firs…

The Paladin Registry Continues to Help Consumers Find, Evaluate and Select Quality Advisors

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 22, 2007 — Nearly all consumers err by selecting financial advisors based on marketing information from advisors that they can’t properly evaluate, according to data co…

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC and Investopedia, Inc., two industry leaders in financial information, announced a strategic partnership that gives Investopedia (http://www.investopedia.com) users access to information and services on the Paladin Registry we…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Sept. 20, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com) announced the launch of a new service that meets the requirements of the 2006 Pension Reform Act by providing the documentation that 401(k) plan sponsors are required to review so they can make prudent…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Aug. 1, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com) released additional results of a recent survey that showed more than 90% of investors did not know the right questions to ask to determine the quality of financial planners and advisors. The question is,…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., June 27, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com) released additional results of a recent survey that showed that millions of investors fire financial planners and advisors every year because they did not receive the results and services they expect…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., June 13, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com) released the results of a new study of more than 10,000 investors who used its services. The study showed 86 percent of investors don’t know how to determine the quality of financial advisors befo…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., May 16, 2006 — Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com) announced a new service for investors who use the services of financial planners and advisors. The free service evaluates the credentials, ethics, and business practices of financial professionals a…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., April 4, 2006 — Selecting a financial planner is tougher than most people think. That’s according to Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.com), a firm that provides free education, matching, and documentation services to investors who rely on financ…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2006 — What do widows and widowers, divorcees, the terminally ill, the disabled, laid-off employees, and pre-retirees taking lump sum distributions from company 401(K) plans have in common? According to Paladin Registry (http://www.paladinregistry.com), they&…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 — Most investors believe the biggest risk to their financial goals is the stock market’s volatility and uncertainty. But that’s only half right: According to the Paladin Registry (http://www.paladinregistry.com), the number-one risk to millio…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Dec. 12, 2005 — Professionals are typically regarded as experts in their fields. But when it comes to making financial decisions, says Jack Waymire, author of the 2003 bestseller Who’s Watching Your Money: The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor (I…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 17, 2005 — Baby boomers are in real trouble financially, and most don’t even realize it. With the lowest savings rate in history, lax investment habits and no guaranteed pensions, 80% of boomers lack sufficient assets to maintain their current standards of living w…

ROSEVILLE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2005 — Pre-retirees - particularly those folks who will receive sizable lump-sum pension distributions when they retire - are the group most likely to select low-quality advisors, said Jack Waymire, founder of Paladin Registry, LLC (http://www.paladinregistry.c…