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Wealth Mismanagement

Ed Butowsky

Ed Butowsky is the founder and managing partner of Chapwood Investments in Plano, Texas, advising professional athletes, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other investors on how to build and preserve their wealth. He spent eighteen years at Morgan Stanley & Co. before founding his own firm. He is a frequent markets guest on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, CNBC, and Bloomberg TV, and is known for his blunt and contrarian views.

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During his two decades at Morgan Stanley, Ed Butowsky grew fed up with the failings of financial advisers across the industry.

Now he offers a new system to help investors safeguard their portfolios. The CHIP Score will empower you to grade (and even fire) your financial adviser, and to invest smarter by assessing the balance of risks vs. returns in your account. As Wealth Mismanagement shows, investors must protect themselves. This book will help them do that.

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Ed Butowsky is a good friend and mentor who has taught me a lot about finances. It’s always good when you can sleep well at night knowing your money is in good hands. This is must read book and it will help you navigate through the fears we all have about investments.

Torii Hunter

Major League Baseball legend and All-star

I have known Ed Butowsky for over 40 years and he has always had an empathy chip that has served his clients well and allowed him to rise as one of the financial services industries stars. This book is the best at helping investors determine if what they have is what they need.

Dennis Greenwald

Former General Counsel Morgan Stanley

Ed Butowsky has written a very down to earth , easy to read book that will benefit everyone regardless of your net worth. I encourage all to read this and adopt the CHIP score in all your investment decisions.

Peter Berg

iconic Hollywood Director and actor as well as lifelong friend

Ed Butowsky’s Wealth Mismanagement: A Wall Street Insider On the Dirty Secrets of Financial Advisers and How to Protect Your Portfolio provides investors with a practical and meaningful approach to creating an investment portfolio that will meet individual needs in retirement or otherwise.  Often using autobiographical anecdotes, Ed provides an easy to understand, unvarnished review of why individual investment portfolios proffered by Wall Street institutions frequently fall shy of meeting an investor’s long-term financial needs, and how to remedy that circumstance.  If you are interested in preserving and enhancing your wealth over time, I recommend you buy and study this book.

John Williams

Founder Shadowstats

I have been a client of Ed Butowsky’s for nearly 20 years. He has always put my interest first and this book puts the investors interest first. After reading this book , you will understand if you have what you need in your portfolio. A fantastic read and one that will keep all financial advisors on their heels.

Joe Phillips

Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist

Ed Butowsky’s not afraid to tell the truth. This book proves it. I have trusted and relied on Ed for years and he has ALWAYS stood by his word. Pick up this book and see if YOUR current portfolio has the characteristics  you were needing

Kris “Tanto” Paronto

Kris "Tanto" Paronto is an American author and speaker as well as a former U.S. Army Ranger and CIA security contractor. Paronto is known for his actions while part of the CIA annex security team during the 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stephens and the CIA compound in Benghazi.

As an industry compliance professional  for 47 years, I can vouch that this book was written through an investors’ lens and should be used to hold your current advisor accountable for their recommendations. This CHIP score, which is introduced in this book , will be the industry standard one day. Hop on it early. Sadly, your current advisor will not be happy you read this book.

Rhenée Rogé

CEO, Securities Broker Dealer & Investment Advisor Consulting

I have never had bad financial advice from Ed Butowsky - he is always spot on and ahead of the pack. This book is one not to miss.

Lara Logan

Award winning foreign  correspondent for CBS “60 Minutes”

If you have ever wondered how to truly evaluate how good of a job your advisor is actually doing, Ed Butowsky’s book provides you with the tools necessary to find out. His candid insight reveals the lack of true risk mitigation being provided by many advisors in the industry today-a must read for any9one concerned with protecting their assets.

Benjamin Fujihara

21 year career-former-Morgan Stanley Managing Director, Former Complex Director, Complex Council Member

I don’t make financial move without running it by Ed Butowsky. This book will keep you from swinging at a bad “pitch”.

Cliff Floyd

MLB All – Star and Current Sirius XM announcer

Mixes entertaining personal stories with smart observations on the markets. Even Wall Street pros will learn new insights.

Rich Karlgaard

Publisher, Forbes, and author of “Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement.”