As Abraham Maslow helpfully pointed out, when you are a hammer, you tend to treat everyone else like a nail.
The world of financial services has become highly specialized also, but the issue is not the superiority of one specialty over another. It is about balance.
So where do you go to find such balance?
A world of specialists in need of a generalist
Byron R. Moore, CFP® is Managing Director / Planning Group of Argent Advisors, Inc. Email him at bmoore@argentadvisors.com. Write to him at 500 East Reynolds Drive, Ruston, LA 71270 or call him at (318) 251-5858. The opinions of any single advisor do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Argent Advisors, Inc. No forecasts can be guaranteed. Argent Advisors, Inc. does not offer tax, insurance or legal advice. The information contained in this column should not be construed as a substitute for personalized investment, tax, insurance or legal advice.
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