by Jim Stackpool | Dec 8, 2022 | Advice Conversations, advisers v distributors, Best Interests, Business Performance, Business Planning, Client Offerings, difficult conversations, Future of Financial Advice, Leadership, Measures of Success, Ongoing Relationships, perfectionism, Pricing Advice, Separation of advice from product, Successful On Purpose, What Price Value, worth
Listened to any of Pushkin’s podcasts? They pump out some great ones. A favourite is “The Happiness Lab”, which lives up to a promise showing how our brains are not always our best guides for our well-being or progress. Another one – “Against the Rules” – is just as...
by Jim Stackpool | May 11, 2022 | advisers v distributors, Best Interests, Certainty Advice, client conversations, Leadership, Ongoing Relationships, Planning, Priorities, Royal Commission, Uncategorized, Value of Advice, Value Proposition
Seen the Red Bull ‘gives you wings’ ads? Whether you like the drink or not, Red Bull’s advertising clearly aims to inspire people to achieve more in their lives. A similar message for financial advice. ACHIEVE MORE Valuable advice provides clients...
by Jim Stackpool | Apr 6, 2022 | Advice Clients, Advice Pods, Advice Pools, Business Performance, Business Planning, Career Management, future of advice, Future of Financial Advice, Hiring advisers, Hiring Team Members, Impact, Leadership, Leverage, Measures of Success, Ongoing Relationships, Planning, Productivity, Professionalism, Quality Advice, Successful On Purpose
Advice firms start like most things in life – tiny. Like parents and their newborns, tiny firms owe their early years to their founders. They grow client by client, either delivering value or not. The value deliverers attract more clients, service existing...
by Jim Stackpool | Jun 1, 2021 | Client Offerings, Fee For Service, Ongoing Relationships, Pricing Advice, Uncategorized, Value Proposition
Access Price is similar to the fees I pay each year to my golf club. Regardless if I play once a year or multiple times a year, I need to pay this fee to gain access to the club, course and facilities. The access fee does not provide for lessons, special competition...
by Jim Stackpool | May 26, 2021 | Advice Clients, Best Interests, Business Performance, client conversations, Client Meetings, Client Offerings, Measures of Success, Meetings, Ongoing Relationships, Priorities, Uncategorized, value, Wealth Management
What kryptonite was to Superman, disrespect is to advice relationships. A few months ago one of my clients engaged a significant advice client. Prior to engaging, I worked with them to assist in the engagement and pricing. The prospect represented the type of advice...
by Jim Stackpool | Mar 3, 2021 | Advice Clients, Best Interests, Client Care, Client Offerings, Consultative Approach, Financial Complexity, Ongoing Relationships, value, Value Proposition
Marketers love a good slogan. Goals-based financial advice is a good example. Advisory firms sometimes differentiate themselves on their goals-based advice capability to understand and identify their advice client’s aspirations. Some institutional advisory...
