It’s fine if investing bores you — Some money pros feel the same way.

For many financial professionals, investing is just a tool to help people achieve their meaningful life goals. (Robert Neubecker/The New York Times)

For a certain type of money professional, there is a particular question that is decidedly unwelcome, and it tends to come up in a variety of social settings: Got any hot investment tips?

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