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A financial advisor can realize enhanced returns for you over the years and make you feel more at ease about their finances, but only 29% of Americans work with a financial advisor. Research shows that an advisor-managed portfolio [outperforms a self-managed portfolio realizing an 8% annualized growth over a 25-year period, on average, compared to 5% from a self-managed portfolio. bBelow are 6 ways to go about choosing the right one for YOU!

Let’s take a look at some of the common misconceptions about working with a financial advisor that are being proven to be no longer true.

Just as it’s smart to question the doctor suggesting test after test for you at a facility he or she owns, it’s important to know how your financial advisor’s pay structure creates incentives that may harm or help your portfolio in the long run. Let's review the various ways there are for you to pay a financial advisor as well as the various ways a financial advisor can get compensated for how he/she "manages' your portfolio.