By Meg Gatto, ABC26 News Metairie – May 20, 2010 – The stock market plummeted Thursday, leaving many investors worried and wondering what to do with their money. It was not a pretty picture on Wall Street – the Dow, Nasdaq and S& P 500 all fell dramatically. Financial planner Brad Fortier says this can[…] Read More
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Financial Planner Says Stay Calm As Stock Market Plummets
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Brad Fortier Wins National Award
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010SAN DIEGO, CA – May 5, 2010 –Brad Fortier, CFP®, president of Fortier Financial, was presented the Charlie Eisenmann Client First Award by Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. during a ceremony today. The national award is given annually to the investment professional who works with clients in a manner that best exemplifies Charlie Eisenmann’s[…] Read More
Off the Clock: Brad Fortier, Fortier Financial president
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Published in City Business Age: 36 Family: wife, Kris; daughter, Kate, 13 months Education: bachelor’s degree in sociology, Loyola University Hometown: New Orleans Brad Fortier says his initial calling would have been geared toward law, but having been raised by a family that sacrificed to give him opportunities, he saw the value of understanding money.[…] Read More
Fortier Supports LA Pioneers
Friday, January 1st, 2010Fortier Financial donated $1,000 to the Louisiana chapter of the AT&T Pioneers volunteer network as a thank you to the advisory board who selected the organization as their charity of choice. “We would again like to extend our sincere thanks to the advisory board for representing our clients and helping us chart the course for[…] Read More
Statement on Nagin budget briefing
Thursday, December 17th, 2009In response to Mayor Nagin’s briefing today on the city’s 2010 budget and cuts in programs and services, the District A Neighborhood President’s Council released its findings. Brad Fortier, CFP®, an actively involved member of the group that was established to advise on New Orleans’ budget process, offered the following statement: “If an operation finds[…] Read More
Red tape choking N.O., citizens lament: Lakeview addresses city's troubles
Sunday, November 15th, 2009Published in The Times-Picayune Community leaders in Lake-view maintain house-by-house data on the status of blight, demolition and rebuilding efforts in the neighborhood. They keep track of every new business that opens. And they have the ear of public officials, several of whom showed up early Saturday morning for a meeting of the Lakeview Civic[…] Read More
Is it Smart to Invest in Art?
Saturday, November 7th, 2009View this interview at: WDSU
Champion of personal freedom: a letter to the editor
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009Published in The Times-Picayune Should freedom and liberty be regulated by central planners in government? “No way,” say most level-headed Americans. Yet that is exactly the opposite opinion shared by many people of New Orleans, who likely consider themselves conservatives. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s decision to allow the city to rebuild in its pre-storm[…] Read More
I-Team: Council Spent $11,000 On Gas This Year
Friday, October 30th, 2009View this interview at: WDSU
What the Financial Crisis Means to You
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009View this interview at: WDSU
