The Path To The Five Great Financial Goals of Life

Hire a financial advisor who:

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takes the time to understand you and your goals.

... learns your objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance. 
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offers innovative strategies tailored to  your individual needs. 

... has the training, time and technological resources to create greater overall wealth and protection for you and your heirs.  
... may help you increase your investment results (twelve year study by Dalbar, Inc. showed investors who used an adviser outperformed those who didn't by 16%).
... can be objective and will hold you accountable to your goals.