Financial uncertainty is thriving. Thriving, almost out of control it seems, unlike any period in our current generation. It’s largely due to the lack of leadership. It’s tricky being a leaders when things are uncertain. Whilst we can have little effect on the...
Too many people who know too little about the day to day job of providing financial advice are placing too much emphasis on finding the ‘magic’ or ‘right’ value proposition that is somehow going to convince your clients to work with you and pay your fees. “How can you...
In the old days of financial planning a few of the ‘rock stars’ headlining the conferences relating ‘how to be great’ were natural rapport builders. Their reputation and presentations stank of personality traits and habits to ‘get clients to like you’ and then they’ll...
The financial advice industry has chased the high net worth client like the paparazzi have chased film stars. Emerging advice professionals should be wary of adopting the same mindsets and arguments that advice will only be sought by people with lots of money. Great...
Gates in our client conversations. If you’re not looking for them you have to be lucky to stumble upon one… Some advisers have made the decision never to open them even if they do notice them. They prefer the conversational paths that they are used to. Their paths...