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* '''Check the professional’s qualifications.''' Many professionals must be licensed or registered by a government agency. Check their credentials with the government agency. Make sure the license or registration is current and the professional is in good standing. Check whether anyone has complained about the professional’s services. For lawyers, check with the [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/apps/lkup/mbrsearch.cfm Law Society of BC]. For financial advisors, see the investRIGHT [https://www.investright.org/informed-investing/know-your-advisor/ Know Your Advisor] page. | * '''Check the professional’s qualifications.''' Many professionals must be licensed or registered by a government agency. Check their credentials with the government agency. Make sure the license or registration is current and the professional is in good standing. Check whether anyone has complained about the professional’s services. For lawyers, check with the [https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/apps/lkup/mbrsearch.cfm Law Society of BC]. For financial advisors, see the investRIGHT [https://www.investright.org/informed-investing/know-your-advisor/ Know Your Advisor] page. | ||
* '''Interview the professional thoroughly.''' See the investRIGHT [https://www.investright.org/informed-investing/know-your-advisor/conduct-a-formal-interview/ Conduct a Formal Interview] page for questions to ask. See the Canadian Securities Administrator’s [http://www.securities-administrators.ca/uploadedFiles/General/pdfs/Check_Before_You_Invest_Workbook_FINAL_EN.pdf Check Before You Invest] Workbook. | * '''Interview the professional thoroughly.''' See the investRIGHT [https://www.investright.org/informed-investing/know-your-advisor/conduct-a-formal-interview/ Conduct a Formal Interview] page for questions to ask. See the Canadian Securities Administrator’s [http://www.securities-administrators.ca/uploadedFiles/General/pdfs/Check_Before_You_Invest_Workbook_FINAL_EN.pdf Check Before You Invest] Workbook. | ||