1. Why are you in this business / profession?

: Does he say just like that or does he say I did not get any other job because he wants to help people go towards their life goals? 2. What is your qualification to do this business? or is he there

Learn a little about the various qualifications, please remember most of the tit les are self taken! CA, MBA and CFP are relevant. Caveat: I know planners without these three qualifications and who do a good job . I also know people with some of these qualifications who do a bad job. 3. What other professional training / courses have you done? 4. How many years experience do you have? It is not to say the longer the better, but you really do not want to go to a gu y with no experience, right? 5. How do you stay current on the Income tax laws, and other laws that keep chan ging regularly? 6. How much is your understanding of equity markets, debt markets, mutual funds, and insurance? 7. How are you going to be compensated for all this effort that you are taking? Will I pay you a fee or will you sell me products and earn a commission from the m? Or is it a combination of the two? 8. How will you decide on my asset allocation pattern and what will you do if I get a lump sum? 9. How will you help me keep track of my investments and how often will you sugg est changes? What will be the trigger to make the changes, if any?