As an actor, do you absolutely need a financial advisor? In short: no.
But you also don’t need a doctor or voice coach or dance classes or a personal website or to eat healthily—I could go on. The point is that we can get through life without a lot of things we consider necessities that are actually wants. Having a financial advisor is exactly the same; your financial life will likely be more prosperous with one than without, just like your fitness level will be higher with a trainer than without one.
There is no doubt in my mind that a dance class in the room with your professional dance instructor will maximize your results. In person, even in a small group, the instructor has time to work with you on how your body moves, not how bodies move in general. Watching a pre-recorded dance class and working along with it can be helpful but won’t give you the same caliber of training. Same with comparing the advice from WebMD to the advice and care you get from visiting your physician.
The list goes on: Voice coaches on YouTube or in-person coaching? Total stranger building your website from a template or a designer who sits with you and creates something completely personalized? A financial pundit on TV
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