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If you had to make a guess, what percentage of your job description do you actually do on a daily basis?

This question is not intended to judge you, but rather to question job descriptions and just how current and accurate they are.

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The expert determines how current and accurate job descriptions are.

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I would say less than 20%. My job is to educate people about investing and retirement, planning for life events such as buying a home, getting married, having children and educating them, and dying. I am supposed to inform people about how they should limit debt, start saving, and options for investing to make that money grow for use in the future. I ...

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