Brent Ford, owner of Benefit Wealth Partners, says advisors and investors need to experience both the science and art of financial planning when they work with an advisor. He explains how an advisor’s industry and worldview perceptions can be influenced by the market events that took place during their early career days. Brent started his career in 2008, during a tumultuous financial time, making him a more skeptical and careful advisor to his clients.

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