5 Signs It Could Be Time to Fire Your Advisor

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Working with a financial advisor can be a great first step to helping make sure you're on track to meet your financial goals. Unfortunately, some advisors may not have your best interests in mind.

While advisors are prohibited from promising returns, research suggests that people work with a financial advisor feel more at ease about their finances and could end up with 15% more money to spend in retirement.¹

If you've been with your advisor for a while and you're thinking about making a change, here are five signs it's finally time to fire your financial advisor.

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Sources:
1. "Journal of Retirement Study Winter" (2020). The projections or other information regarding the likelihood of various investment outcomes are hypothetical in nature, do not reflect actual investment results, and are not guarantees of your future results. Please follow the link to see the methodologies employed in the Journal of Retirement study.

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