KEY TAKEAWAYS A financial advisor is often responsible for more than just executing trades in the market on behalf of their clients. Advisors use their knowledge and expertise to construct personalized financial plans that aim to achieve the financial goals of clients. These plans include not only investments but also savings, budget, insurance, and tax strategies. Advisors further check in with their clients on a regular basis to re-evaluate their current situation and future goals and plan accordingly. You do not need to be wealthy to benefit from the services of a financial advisor. Facilitate comprehensive financial planning for individual and business clients. A comprehensive financial plan involves: A thorough review of your current financial situation A discussion and understanding of your long term, financial goals The development of a plan including all financial products needed to take you from where you are today to where you need to be in the future A solid financial strategy includes, among other topics specific to your life situation and goals: Retirement planning University planning Tax management Estate management Risk management Debt structure Insurance Complex life issues. This includes your family structure, such as taking care of aging parents now, or perhaps sooner than you expected to. The only way to create an optimal financial plan, the only way that financial management professionals can help their client fully, is to understand the personal circumstances and look at everything: every bank statement, tax return, insurance policy, everything – in order to make qualified recommendations.
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