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If you ask female financial advisors what they see as the biggestchallenges they face in growing their business in 2020, they'lltell you that new or coming regulations could be throwing uproadblocks to that growth.

In fact, according to a survey from Edward Jones, 31 percent take thatview—but of course other challenges lie ahead:

  • 23 percent point to fee compression
  • while 17 percent cite geopolitical uncertainty

Professional development can be key to meeting those challengesand conquering them, and 55 percent say they plan to leverage theirfirms' resources in their quest to advance. And a quarter seeattendance at industry events and conferences as providingnecessary professional development.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.