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FINANCIAL ADVISERS

A financial adviser provides investment advice and financial planning services to individuals as well as businesses. Ideally, the financial adviser helps the client maintain the right asset allocation mix to reach goals such as saving for retirement or a college education. Financial advisers use stocks, bonds, mutual funds, REITS, options, futures, ETFs, and insurance products to meet the needs of their clients.

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