Article: Asian Americans seek fee-only indie advisers; Cultural differences present challenges, survey finds.(News)

Byline: Brooke Southall

SAN FRANCISCO - The Asian appetite for financial advice is hotter than ever.

Asian wealth in the United States has exploded since 2000. Most affluent Asian American households (72%) use advisers, according to a new survey by Greenwich, Conn.-based TNS Financial Services. However, they are interested in doing business almost exclusively with independent fee-only financial advisers.

Asian Americans spent $344 billion in 2003, up 28% from the amount in 2000. Spending by whites rose only 14% during that time, according to TNS, a division of Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC of London, one of the world's largest market information ...

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