Investing is necessary, but many find such tasks ‘boring’

Investing is necessary, but it may not be particularly interesting, and it doesn’t spark a whole lot of joy. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: UNSPLASH
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For a certain type of money professional, there is a particular question that is decidedly unwelcome, and it tends to come up in a variety of social settings: Got any hot investment tips? No. The answer is always no.

To the financial advisers who feel this way and those in similar lines of work, investing is necessary, but it may not be particularly interesting, and it doesn’t spark a whole lot of joy.

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