You should be wary of taking advice from someone because they may have an agenda, they could have a conflict of interest or they could just be plain wrong or incompetent. Do you really want to trust someone if any of these are a real possibility?

I think you should “do your homework” and learn everything you need to know and then you can give yourself financial advice.

Now about how to build confidence. Well I guess if you have established a good reputation, if you really care about and are really hard working for your clients, then this is the kind of person that would create confidence, and the kind of financial advisor I would like to be, if I was one, and the kind of financial adviser I would like to have, if I had one.

That’s my thoughts on it.