Going it alone: Are advisers better off self-employed?

Self-employment is often seen as the Holy Grail for those in professions, like financial advice, where generating and closing your own business is par for the course. The general consensus seems to be that self-employed workers not only have more autonomy but are better paid - a combination that is hard to resist. Yet, despite the benefits, self-employment is not necessarily easy, not least because the responsibility for generating your income becomes entirely your own. Thus, many advisers find themselves torn between the comfort of a steady paycheck and the opportunity to be their own b...