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        Financial


        Why Should You See a Financial Advisor?




                           By Tonia          Taking emotions out of investing.   they were designed for a long-       over the past several decades.
                           Warncke           During this period of market        term goal, such as retirement.       Financial advisors are aware of
                           Financial         turbulence, many self-guided        By the time you do need to sell      this history and share it with their
                           Advisor
                           Edward            investors are letting their         them, their value may well have      clients. And for many people, the
                           Jones             emotions drive their investment     appreciated significantly.           knowledge that “we’ve been here
                                             decisions. As a result, they sell                                        before” is reassuring and makes
                           Tonia.Warncke@                                        Understanding the history of
                           edwardjones.com   investments when their price is                                          it easier for them to continue
        The social distancing and stay-      down, “locking in” their losses.    investing. The recent market         following their investment
        at-home orders necessitated by       Furthermore, if they then stay out   instability is unique in the sense   strategies.
        the coronavirus have led many        of the financial markets, they will   that its cause – a worldwide
        of us to feel isolated. Still, we’ve   miss out on the eventual recovery   pandemic – is so highly unusual,   The road to your financial goals
        fought back through social media,    – and some of the biggest gains     and hopefully will be a once-in-     is a long one, with many twists
        “virtual” gatherings and walks       in market rallies usually occur     a-lifetime experience. Prolonged     and turns. You might like to have

        in the neighborhood, where we        right at the beginning. But if you   market downturns typically are      some experienced company along
        could greet friends and neighbors    work with a financial advisor       triggered by explainable financial  the way.
        (from six feet away). But when       who has helped you develop          or economic factors, such as the     This article was written by
        you’re dealing with the financial    a personalized investment           bursting of the “dot-com” bubble     Edward Jones for use by your
        effects of the virus and you’re      strategy based on your goals, risk   in 2000. However, market drops      local Edward Jones Financial
        investing alone, you could           tolerance and time horizon, you     of 20 percent or more – generally    Advisor.
        encounter some problems that         will be far less likely to react to   referred to as bear markets –
        may prove costly.                    extreme market conditions by        are not at all unusual and have      Edward Jones, Member SIPC
                                                                                 happened every few years

        Of course, with so much              making ill-advised decisions.
        investment-related information       Maintaining perspective. When
        available online, on television and   you’re putting away money for
        in any number of periodicals, it’s   the future and you suddenly have
        not surprising that some people      a lot less of it, you might start to
        feel they can invest without any     wonder if that future is somehow
        assistance. But the volatility of    in jeopardy. But if you’ve been
        the financial markets over the       working with a financial advisor
        past few months has also pointed     and following your investment

        to the dangers of going solo in      strategy, you’ll know that you
        the investment world. You might      don’t have to immediately cash
        find that a professional financial   out those investments that have
        advisor can help you in several      lost value, and you may not need
        ways, including the following:       to liquidate them for decades if
                                                                                           How We Can Be Here For You
                    Pork,                                                                  Between the pandemic and market volatility,


                    Ribs,                                                                  you're sure to be facing a lot of stress. We're
                                                                                           here for you -– ready to listen, support and
                  Wings,                                                                   navigate this together. We have several ways

                                                                                           to keep in touch.  Give us a call.
              Burgers.



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