There are many pragmatic reasons for working with a financial planner.
Just as a caring, qualified physician can help you manage your health, recommend preventive care and advise in times of illness, a caring, qualified financial planner can help you manage your finances, provide direction in identifying your goals and help you maintain a balanced portfolio in uncertain economic times.
In this brief video, Mike McCann uses this analogy to outline a few short- and long-term benefits of working with a financial planner.