7 Secrets Smart Professionals Know About Hiring a Financial Advisor

7 Secrets About Choosing a Financial Advisor

Working with a financial advisor can be a crucial part of any healthy retirement plan. But choosing the wrong one could potentially wreak havoc on your retirement.

A 2022 Northwestern Mutual study found that 62% of U.S. adults admit their
financial planning needs improvement. However, only 35% of Americans work with a financial advisor.¹

While advisors are prohibited from promising returns, research suggests that people work with a financial advisor:

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Sources:
1. "Planning and Progress", Northwestern Mutual (2022)

2. "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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