by Jim Stackpool | Sep 7, 2023 | Advice is not a Product, advisers v distributors, best practice, Business Planning, capacity to serve, Capacity-To-Serve, Career Management, Consequences, cost to serve, Cost-To-Serve, future of advice, Future of Financial Advice, Measures of Success, Pricing Advice, Value Proposition
I can still see the surprised looks on their faces. It was November 1989, during a three-day “Agent As A BusinessPerson” workshop MLC asked me to design and facilitate. One of the last sessions for the twenty-five accountants and financial planners had...
by Jim Stackpool | Mar 15, 2023 | Advice is not a Product, future of advice, Leadership, Pricing Advice, Value of Advice, Value Proposition
“You have got to be joking?” “Ten thousand dollars?” “What on earth will you tell me for $10,000 that I can’t discover myself?” Nicole’s advice fee was a bit of a shock. While understandable considering the circumstances, the reaction took her by surprise....
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 | Nov 24, 2022 | Advice is not a Product, best practice, Business Planning, Client Offerings, future of advice, Future of Financial Advice, Leadership, Mindsets, Pricing Advice, valuable advice, Value of Advice, Value Proposition, What Price Value
We’ve been looking at rural properties. One near Little Hartley looks special. Why? It sounds ridiculous, but it’s the driveway. It has a long, winding, tree-lined driveway lined with well-established liquid ambers. As you near the home, the trees open...
by Jim Stackpool | Jul 21, 2021 | Pricing Advice, Quote-To-Quote, Transformations, Transformative Advice, Uncategorized
Pre-covid, a client of mine was approached by one of their clients seeking assistance with a repatriation of business operations of a family member in Barcelona back to Australia. They sought to merge some of their fashion and textiles operations in Spain back to...
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...