Where financial advisors grew up influences their business ethics
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 30-Dec-2025 10:11 ET (30-Dec-2025 15:11 GMT/UTC)
A new study finds that where financial advisors were raised plays a significant role in establishing their core code of ethics, which has a significant impact on their professional behavior as adults. Specifically, researchers found that where advisors grew up significantly predicted the likelihood that they engaged in professional misconduct as adults – regardless of whether they worked in the same area where they were raised.
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