Keys to Excellent Customer Service For Advisors
Financial advisors build their businesses around relationships, but those relationships go far beyond your occasional face-to-face interactions. Your clients’ view of their relationship extends to many other touch points with your business, including your staff, technology, and digital communications. Keeping these relationships strong is the lifeblood of your business – an operation best not…
Talking About Recessions with Your Clients
The topic of recession has been a tense one in 2022, dominated by murky political arguments and definitions. Regardless of how your clients individually define recession, some degree of fear is the norm when it comes to personal financial plans. They’re trying to figure out what a recession will mean for their finances and…
Overcoming “Value Prop Inflation” as a Financial Advisor
“What is your value proposition as a financial advisor?” If we were to ask you this question today, how would you answer? Most advisors wouldn’t have to strain too hard to produce an answer, but there’s a second question. “Is your answer enough to set you apart?” Today, we’re tackling the tough question of…
The New Frontier: The RIA-Only Advisor Model
We think it would be fair to say that the last few years have seen remarkable acceleration in the financial advising world when it comes to the business model. It’s no small secret that Hybrid RIA’s are the fastest growing business model in financial planning. Their value lies in their ability to provide the…
Should Financial Advisors Re-Consider Company Retirement Plans?
Growth-minded advisors are always looking for opportunities to grow their businesses. Like most entrepreneurs, you may hardly ever be short on ideas. The question is which ones will work? Where will the “juice be worth the squeeze”, so to speak? This usually takes the form of ideas like referral strategies, events, or marketing campaigns. Occasionally…
An Advisor’s Guide: The Transition to a Hybrid RIA
For many of us as advisors, the early years in the business were somewhat simpler. We got into financial advising because we loved the work and we cared about the people. But do you ever feel that the business of advising gets in the way of the work itself? To the advisor who is…