Nearly 43% of advisors have attributed a return on investment to social media use – bringing in anywhere from less than $1 million to more than $5 million of new business, according to a survey from American Century Investments.

American Century Investments' sixth annual Financial Professionals Social Media Adoption Study examined advisor usage and attitudes toward social media platforms of more than 300 financial advisors, brokers or registered investment advisors.

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Emily Zulz

Emily joined the ThinkAdvisor team as a reporter in the summer of 2014. She previously worked as a reporter for The Daily Journal in Kankakee, Illinois for a year and as a reporter and editor for The Daily Eastern News in Charleston, Illinois for two and a half years. Prior to joining ThinkAdvisor, Emily worked on Groupon’s editorial team in Chicago as a fact checker for three years. She graduated cum laude with a BA in journalism from Eastern Illinois University, and she has been the recipient of two journalism awards for her news reporting at daily newspapers.