Rocky Mountain Humane Investing Has Been Admitted to the Paladin Registry

April 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Sacramento, CA (date). Paladin announced that Brad Pappas has been admitted to the Registry and he has been awarded Paladin’s highest quality rating (Five Stars).

The Paladin Registry (www.paladinregistry.com) provides information, rating, and documentation services to investors who rely on planning and investment professionals to help them achieve their financial goals. Since 2003, Paladin has helped hundreds of thousands of investors select advisors based on their qualifications and not the content of their sales pitches.

Jack Waymire, Paladin founder and the author of Whos Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor (ISBN 0471476994) said Registry services solve three major problems for investors. First, its not easy for investors to find high quality advisors. Second, when they find advisors they may not know the right questions to ask to determine their competence and trustworthiness. And third, they may not know good answers from bad ones. Consequently, millions of investors have selected lower quality advisors and terminated their services within two years.

Waymire went on to say, The Registry solves the quality problem by pre-screening advisors and rating their quality one to five stars. Ratings are based on advisor responses to 52 questions about their credentials, ethics, business practices, and services. Then they have to score in the top 10% of their profession to achieve a five star quality rating.

Paladin believes the selection of high quality professionals is the most important decision investors will make for their financial futures. That is because financial professionals influence or control investors planning and investment decisions. Select a high quality advisor and they will have more money. Select a low quality advisor and they will have less money. Select a Bernie Madoff and they may have no money.

He added, This advisor selection risk exists because the financial services industry has no minimum standards for advisors. There are no education requirements, not even a high school diploma, and no experience requirements. In fact, the minimum age to be an advisor is 18 and people with criminal records can obtain securities licenses. This combination of no minimum standards and no mandatory disclosure requirements create a major risk for investors and Paladin Registry is one of the few resources that help them minimize this risk.

About Paladin Registry

Since 2003, Paladin has helped hundreds of thousands of investors find, evaluate, and select higher quality financial professionals. Our three core services include: advisor background checks, quality ratings, and online documentation for advisor credentials, ethics, business practices, and services. Visit Paladin’s website at www.paladinregistry.com for additional information.

About: Brad Pappas

You should provide the following information about yourself:
•   Certifications: Registered:  Investment Adviser
•   Education: BS Finance, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 1983
•   Years of experience 29: Years
•   Location: city and state near Boulder, Colorado
•   Website URL: www.greeninvestment.com
•   Description of your services: Private portfolio management specializing in small cap value socially responsible investing
•   Other information that differentiates you and your services from other advisors. All information should be factual and not promotional.

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Since 2003, Paladin has helped hundreds of thousands of investors find, evaluate, and select higher quality financial professionals.Visit Paladin’s website at www.paladinregistry.com for additional information.