"This is an industry that:

-Won’t accept a uniform fiduciary standard (client interests come first);
-Won’t adopt uniform accreditation for advisers;
-Had to be forced to improve disclosure of investment fees and returns;
-Puts way more emphasis on selling products than providing advice."

For me Rob, this sums up the whole situation. 

I know that good advisors are out there, they are quite rare though. I never had any luck when I was starting and it forced me to learn enough to DIY.  Now that I have a substantial portfolio built up I have no doubt if I wanted one, a good one would be much easier to find. 

Not sure if that will ever happen now though.