by Jim Stackpool | Jul 7, 2021 | advisers v distributors, best practice, Certainty Advice, Conflict of Interest, future of advice, Hidden Intent, Leadership, value, Value of Advice, Value Proposition
Marlboro Man was an influential figure last century. He sold a lot of cigarettes. He was the advertising character created by advertising company Leo Burnett in the 1950s to re-launch Marlboro cigarettes for a broader audience. The adverts were conceived to change the...
by Jim Stackpool | May 1, 2021 | advisers v distributors, Certainty Advice, Conflict of Interest, Hayne Royal Commission, Hidden Intent, Leadership, LIfe Choices, valuable advice, Value of Advice
“The future does not exist and cannot be predicted. It must be imagined and invented” Gelatt (1989) On May 25, 1961 USA President John F. Kennedy delivered an ambitious speech seeking Congress support to a project that would be ‘…more impressive to mankind, or...
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 | Jan 14, 2020 | advisers v distributors, Best Interests, Certainty Advice, Client Offerings, Conflict of Interest, Future of Financial Advice, Leadership, Mindsets, Value of Advice
Welcome 2020. A new decade for some. Regardless – every new year presents a possible milestone or waypoint for fresh starts. Waypoints are not just for new year’s or decades. They can be stabbed into our lives – such as our devastating bushfire season. Other...
by Jim Stackpool | Nov 27, 2019 | Best Interests, Client Offerings, Competitive pressures, Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Future of Financial Advice, Wealth Management
The 11th March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by the Tohoku earthquake was the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. However, while no deaths are due radiation exposure from the disaster itself, new research suggests that more people suffered and...
by Jim Stackpool | Oct 30, 2019 | Best Interests, Certainty Advice, Client Offerings, Competitive pressures, Conflict of Interest, Consultative Approach, Financial Complexity, Future of Financial Advice, Measures of Success, Mindsets, Pricing Advice, Value of Advice
Read Good Walk Spoiled? I reckon it’s a great book. It’s about golf, but really a story about characters. Characters under pressure. That’s golf – either a casual hit or a classic test of character. At the highest levels of the game, the classic tests can be...
