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Myths, lies and recruiting truisms

Veteran recruiter Danny Sarch kicks off his exclusive InvestmentNews blog by debunking what passes for conventional wisdom in the world of broker and adviser hiring.

I spend my business days talking to financial advisers and their bosses. I talk with them at firms big and small, in all parts of the country. It's fascinating to me how many myths and outright lies I have to debunk every single day. Rather than continue to pull my hair out (and there's very little

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