<prompt> Human: Sorry if this seems like a silly question. My wife and I use a guy who lives in our hometown but my parents and extended family use a guy from Michigan where they used to live and they are telling me to switch over because he does well for them over the years.My wife and I are just getting to the point where we are starting to put money into the stock market. Our local investor up until this point had just helped us with basic things such as life, disability insurances and setting up Roth IRAs which we did for 3 years but have now increased our income to where we are not eligible for those. Now we are getting into the phase of giving them money every month to pick stocksfunds of their choosing.I always hear about the importance of diversification and Im assuming that one financial guy might have different plan of action compared to another, different funds they like to invest in. I was thinking of giving my local investor 500month and the other guy 500month and seeing who does better for me in 4 years. Thoughts?  <response>: You should just read the side bar and do it yourself. It really isnt that hard. Youll pay through the nose for something that is really simple to do yourself once you learn the basics. 