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Author: Hawkwin Big gold star, 5000 posts Old School Fool Add to my Favorite Fools Ignore this person (you won't see their posts anymore) Number: of 72254  
Subject: Re: Any reason to keep my financial advisor? Date: 3/2/2012 10:24 AM
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Financial advisors and others of their type exist to take your money and make it their money.

And it is this sort of blanket-statement biased advise that leads to the vast majority of people to make poor retirement decisions. Some people need or simply want help - as the OP stated, they want to spend their time doing other things.

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Some people change their own oil. Some people pay others to do so.
Some people take care of their own lawn. Some people pay others to do so.
Some people do their own taxes. Some people pay others to do so.
Some people plan their own vacations. Some people pay others to do so.
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