by Jim Stackpool | Mar 11, 2021 | Advice Clients, advisers v distributors, Best Interests, Certainty Advice, Conflict of Interest, Future of Financial Advice, Hayne Royal Commission, Hidden Pricing, Leadership, Value of Advice, Value Proposition
What do the behaviours of Melissa Caddick, Bernie Madoff, and Sam Henderson have in common? Greed. Justice Kenneth Hayne used the same word when tabling the final report of his Royal Commission into the Banking and Financial Services industries in February 2019....
by Jim Stackpool | Sep 9, 2019 | Advice Clients, advisers v distributors, Best Interests, Client Offerings, Hayne Royal Commission, Leverage, Royal Commission, Value Proposition
Paying for financial advice is like paying for electricity. Really? Yes, according to Alan Kohler, Editor-In-Chief at InvestSmart.com.au. Alan knows a thing or two about investing. His web page offers lots of investment options with a who’s who of experienced people...
by Jim Stackpool | Jul 5, 2017 | Advice Clients, Business Performance, Client Care, Consultative Approach, Leadership, Mindsets, Value Proposition
Are you noticing more and more discussion about being an ‘independent’ adviser? Specifically the section 923a of Corporation Law definition of independent. Hats off to those advisers committed to the s923a road – it certainly is one far less travelled. The pursuit of...
by Jim Stackpool | May 30, 2017 | Advice Clients, Client Meetings, Consultative Approach, Leadership, Meetings, Value Proposition
While money is the most pressing problem to all our clients, it’s surprising how few Australians are engaged in the financial advice industry. How can the same industry devoted to helping people make sound decisions around money turn everyone off so much? I believe...
by Jim Stackpool | Jun 29, 2015 | Advice Clients, Client Meetings, Client Offerings, Consultative Approach, Engagements, Leadership, Meetings
Great financial advice isn’t about the money – it’s about something much more meaningful. Great advice is about taking clients to places they haven’t been. Great advice is about helping clients manage their un-manageable things. Unfortunately though, when it comes to...
by Jim Stackpool | Dec 3, 2014 | Advice Clients, Client Meetings, Consultative Approach, Engagements, Meetings, Mindsets, Trust Skilling
What do you reckon? Are those first five minutes of the advice conversation between adviser and client crucial? Or is that the time for good old-fashioned rapport building? In the past ‘advisers’ (or ‘product distributors’ or ‘salespeople’) focused those first five...
