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Financial Advisor- Rough Draft

Many people probably wonder what a financial advisor is, because maybe they  have  never heard  of one. Financial advisors help  people when they need help with money or other struggles that relate  to money. A financial advisor helps people with managing their money and helping them with their financial future; there are some benefits and drawbacks of being  a financial advisor, and there are some special requirements needed for this job as well. What is a financial advisor anyways? "A financial advisor is a professional who renders investment advice and financial planning (Financial)". Financial advisors assist clients in the planning and the arrangement of their financial affairs. "They may help clients invest for long term and short term goals, and help people plan their financial future (Financial)." They can work for banks, insurance companies, management companies, and security firms.

There are some special requirements to become a financial advisor. " A person who wishes to become a financial advisor would need a degree in communication, finance, business, accounting, or statistics (Hansen)". "They would also need to have good math, computer, problem solving, and people skills (Financial)". "They also have to be friendly, patient, and trustful (Hansen)".

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">There are benefits of being a financial advisor. "Being a financial advisor is never boring because a financial advisor is always learning. They know about the stock market, and what is going on in the world. Financial advisors do not always have to stay at a desk all day, and they meet with many different types of people. Financial advisors get to do different things everyday, and they get to know people very well (Hansen)".

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">With benefits, there has do be some drawbacks. <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">" Being a financial advisor can be very stressful at times when the stock market <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">is <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> not doing well. People <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">start <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> to <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">panic <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">, and the job <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">can <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> get very stressful at times (Hansen)". According to Maureen Hansen, a financial advisor, "Money <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">makes <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> people crazy!". "Financial advisors sometimes <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">have <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> to <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">work <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> long hours and on weekends, and they <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">face <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> many deadlines (Financial)".

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">For other jobs, there probably is a typical day, but not for a financial advisor. "There really is no typical day for a financial advisor because it <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">depends <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> on the stock market; but if there was a somewhat-typical day, it would be like this. A typical day for a financial advisor <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">usually includes <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> three meetings with clients, they <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">answer <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> the phone a lot, they buy and sell investments, and they <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">help <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> with financial plans. They <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">have <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> to <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">plan <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> their workdays around what their client is doing (Hansen)".

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">Financial advisors work with all kinds of people. They <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">work <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> with nice people, rude people, and their co-workers, who are accountants, doctors, and business owners. People <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">come <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> to financial advisors because they know that they can trust a financial advisor. They <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">know <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);"> that a financial advisors are patient, good listeners, and empathetic. Maureen Hansen says, "It's nice to know I make a difference in peoples' lives."

To become a financial advisor, there are many requirements, and some benefits and drawbacks just as every other job out there, but if people want to become a financial advisor they have to know what is in store for them.