On Finding a Good Physician and Financial Planner in 2012
[By staff reporters]
What happens when patients and clients are able to compare the performance of primary care physicians and financial advisors? Well, for the first time ever, we’re about to find out.
RATING DOCTORS:
Consumer Reports for Doctors
Consumer Reports, best known for rating the nuts and bolts of cars, household appliances and other electronics, is getting into the business of rating primary care doctors.
The magazine is getting ready to mail out ratings for nearly 500 adult, family and pediatric physician practices in Massachusetts, the first step in a multistate project to evaluate doctors the way it has rated consumer products for decades.
RATING FINANCIAL ADVISORS:
AdviceIQ
www.AdviceIQ.com is an online service that educates all consumers about the need to hire a trusted, local financial advisor, while giving all pre-vetted advisors exposure to local investors. Also, their FAs write insightful articles that inform the public about investing and wealth management, and they syndicate them to top-branded media sites around the country.
BrightScope® for Wealth Managers and Plan Sponsors
BrightScope, Inc. is a financial information company that brings transparency to opaque markets. Delivered through web-based software, BrightScope data drives better decision-making for individual investors, corporate plan sponsors, asset managers, broker-dealers, and financial advisors.
BrightScope primarily operates in two major segments: Retirement Plans and Wealth Management: http://www.brightscope.com/
Assessment
Ultimately, we hope and believe that the reliability of the data, the credibility of the organizations responsible for the research and reporting, and a process based on collaboration and the desire for continuous improvement, will combine to gain the confidence of clients and patients alike and help advance the cause of patient-centered health care and fiduciary focused financial planning.
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