The New Normal: More advisers are abandoning traditional offices to work from home After more than a year of working remotely, financial advisers and their clients are embracing the upside of virtual interactions and remote worksites. May 10, 2021 5 MINS With the pandemic-induced remote work rules and social distancing now into its second year, a growing number of financial advisers are embracing the idea of working from home as just plain working. While the forced shutdowns hurt a lot of industries and individual businesses, financial planning in general not only survived but in many ways thrived through the increased efficiencies of virtual interactions.