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It’s easy to do your due diligence before hiring a financial adviser: You can use

BrokerCheck to see if the adviser has any disciplinary black marks.

Finra, the private, not-for-profit organization that oversees its member brokerage firms, offers the free BrokerCheck tool, which has a user-friendly interface that provides an overview of an adviser’s professional background.