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Market dive puts advisers on the offensive

Beyond just hand-holding, they provide clients with perspective and advise them to buy low

The sudden and severe stock market correction that is now being compared to the worst days of the 2008 financial crisis is forcing financial advisers to move beyond the boilerplate replies to nervous clients to, “Just relax. You’re investing for the long term.”

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