10    Your Options: Find an Advisor or DIY?

NOW THAT YOU have the tools to use the “New ROI” strategy to your advantage and grow your portfolio, it’s time to decide whether to hire an advisor to help you or do it yourself.

Which route you take is a personal choice. There’s no right or wrong answer. The important choice, however, is the make sure the New ROI strategy is in place.

Let’s look more closely at the various options.

Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Approach

Given the choice, we all like to save money. In addition, the possibility of calling our own shots and making our own investment decisions may sound particularly enticing to some people. Adding to the enticements, we’re bombarded constantly by slick television, internet, and radio ads touting ...

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