It's not easy being an adviser (but why should it be?)

If there were a list of professions judged by how ‘easy’ they are to work within, I’m pretty sure that being a financial adviser would not be near the top. Indeed, if you were looking for an industry in which to be employed and have ‘an easy life’, I believe most practitioners would hardly be the best champions for the advice sector. In short, if you’re idea of work is effectively being left alone to get on with the job in hand, then you’re probably best looking elsewhere. This is not an industry for those who dislike intervention. On a similar theme, at a recent adviser roundta...