Hey everyone, welcome back to Finance Friday. It's another special edition of Money Girl,

where I answer any burning money question that you have. And today's topic comes from

Ashley C. She left a great voicemail. Here it is.

Hi, Laura. My name is Ashley C. I cannot thank you enough for all of the

incredible content that you share with us. I am a 33-year-old new mom to a little six-month-old

girl. I have a question, well, two questions. The first is trying to figure out how you can

sift through all the financial advisors who may or may not be fiduciaries and ask questions of

them to know if they're going to be a good fit for you and give you honest advice.

I think it would be really helpful to hear how you can trust them through a series of

questions that you ask and that you can ask multiple advisors to then compare no.

And then the second question is, if I want to set up my daughter, she's six months old,

for financial future that enables her to have financial freedom,

what are the accounts and strategies you'd recommend so that I can get her up and running?

So far, I'm setting up a 529, and I know that there's a lot of perks with new legislation around

converting 529, should she not end up going to school. So I'd like to just hear, you know,

how to be investing and in what kind of accounts to open up. I really appreciate all of the work that you do

for everyone who listens. You are contributing to a series of lives that are going to be better

off because of the education that you afford us all to have. So thank you again, Laura.

Thank you so much for your generous words and great questions, Ashley. First, this podcast

will review several excellent ways to invest for a young child, giving them a secure financial

future. Then I'll discuss how to find the right financial advisor. I appreciate you listening to

episode 885 of Money Girl. I'm Laura

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