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Registered Rep.
May 12, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
7 Key Attributes of Top Assistants The increasing importance that the advisor-assistant relationship plays in the loyalty of today's affluent client prompted the Oechsli Institute to conduct a study on advisors and assistants. Here are the findings.   |
Registered Rep.
February 9, 2012
Boswell & Nichols |
Fast Track: Less Verbiage -- Better Results Rainmakers win the confidence of affluent prospects by framing everything in direct and simple language. |
Financial Advisor
June 2008
Grove & Prince |
Survival Of The Fittest Whatever plateau your advisory business may have reached, whatever ceiling you might have bumped up against -- now is the time to blast off or blast through. |
Financial Advisor
February 2004
Grove & Prince |
Learning More About Clients With the Whole Client Model How to find out what you need to know about a financial planning client. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Grove & Prince |
Elusive Loyalty It's a serious conundrum for financial advisors: Their success hinges on their ability to cultivate loyalty in their most affluent clients, but many are having a tough time building that loyalty. But financial advisors can learn the skills that promote client loyalty. |
Registered Rep.
January 22, 2013
Matt Oechsli |
Creatures of Habit Here are some examples of how this habit loop worked for three elite advisors who were part of our coaching program. By sheer coincidence, each had set a personal goal of bringing in $25 million of new assets in 2012, and each advisor surpassed their goal. |
Registered Rep.
May 8, 2014
Matt Oechsli |
Working the Room As much as we tout financial advice as a relationship business, many advisors struggle with networking. Instead, they make it all about business. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2005
Matt Oechsli |
Appearances Matter Wealthy clients weigh a lot of factors when choosing a financial advisor --- cost of services is one of them, but it is far from the most important. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2009
John J. Bowen Jr. |
Success on Purpose The right practice framework is essential to reaching success in the financial advisory industry, and the most important aspects of this framework fit into seven categories. |
Registered Rep.
September 14, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
Financial Advisors: 7 Steps for Replacing Distractions with Goals Here are seven suggestions on how financial advisors can shut out distractions. |
Registered Rep.
March 15, 2012
Matt Oechsli |
The Affluent Relationship Shift (2nd Macro Shift) How important do you think it is for support personnel to be involved in helping manage the business and social components of client relationships? |
Registered Rep.
March 22, 2013
Matt Oechsli |
What Women Want When Shopping for an Advisor Affluent women are now more involved in major purchase decisions than ever before. Here's what they're looking for in an advisor. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2005
Matt Oechsli |
The Power of Dreams There's a reason that "dreamer" is a derisive term in the business world: Many people are unwilling to pay the price for turning their dreams into reality. Here is a quick guide to turning dreams into a positive force in your practice. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Matt Oechsli |
Successful Prospecting Habits Current research clearly states that affluent Americans are searching for a trusted "go-to" financial coordinator, but they do not know where to look or whom to trust. Here's what advisers can do to win these sought-after clients over. |
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2015
Matt Oechsli |
Financial Advisors Rock This doesn't diminish a CPA's or estate attorney's expertise, but it does provide a clear signal that the affluent perceive today's financial advisor as the quarterback out of all of these financial experts. |
Registered Rep.
December 18, 2014
Matt Oechsli |
The Year of Financial Advisor Transformation For advisors to capture more affluent business and demonstrate their value beyond performance, they'll have to transform their business. |
Registered Rep.
October 12, 2011
Boswell & Nichols |
You Seem Pretty New at This... There are a few areas that new advisors can control to help deemphasize their youth and inexperience. |
Registered Rep.
September 1, 2004
Matt Oechsli |
The Myth of Reluctance There are four important facts for advisors who struggle to get new client introductions from their current affluent clients. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
Grove & Prince |
Tune In To America's Core Wealthy Small business owners represent that greatest potential for growth and wealth in America. Historically, they have been a lucrative and complex client for financial advisors and will remain so. |
Registered Rep.
August 31, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
Modeling Elite Advisors in Crisis This crisis is an opportunity for every advisor to strengthen client loyalty and acquire affluent clients - to model elite advisors. This elite methodology revolves around being strategically proactive. |
Registered Rep.
July 31, 2012
Matt Oechsli |
Don't Fear the Wealthy Prospect Don't be afraid to sell, but mind these pitfalls. |
Investment Advisor
April 2010
Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: The Challenges of Advising the Affluent Advisors need to focus on more than just assets with their very wealthy clients. |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Susan L. Hirshman |
Referrals Revisited:Part II Matching financial advisory clients' perceptions of your value with the reality. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Bernie Clark |
The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them. |
Investment Advisor
January 2010 |
Soapbox: Your Best Resolution for Growth in 2010 This year and in the years ahead, to be a successful advisor requires you to narrowcast. |
Registered Rep.
May 25, 2005
John Churchill |
Millions to Choose From Advisors gunning for millionaire clients now have more prospects to choose from -- and a blueprint for what they're looking for -- according to a new survey which says that 1.3 million new American households became millionaires in 2004. |
Registered Rep.
October 19, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
Crafting Your Occupy Wall Street Message Occupy Wall Street is turning into a viral marketing campaign for elite advisors. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2012
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Planners: Reset Your Social Media Strategy to Attract Affluent Clients Improve your efforts to attract affluent clients through LinkedIn and Facebook (and not Twitter). |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2005
Matt Oechsli |
A Recipe for Failure Somewhere, somehow, some high-net-worth advisors are making serious, but easily remedied, missteps. Are you one of them? |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2009
John J Bowen Jr |
Interesting Times This interesting financial environment offers unparalleled opportunities for advisors to grow their businesses and come out of the current mess stronger than ever. |
Financial Advisor
November 2003
Leo Pusateri |
Advanced Applications For The Value Ladder Use key questions directed at potential clients to connect back to your unique message. |
Financial Advisor
March 2005
Grove & Prince |
Know Thy Clients This is the second in a series of articles about the risks, rewards and challenges of wealth management, as well as the ever-changing tools of the trade. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2005
Matt Oechsli |
Image Isn't Everything When it comes to selling to the affluent, the image an advisor projects is critical to success. Projecting the right image relates to physical appearance, and the key is to appear as those around you appear. Here are some important tips. |
Registered Rep.
July 23, 2003
Nigel Goodman |
Servicing Your HNWs A recent Fidelity Investments survey shows that affluent clients will still replace their advisors if they are not meeting portfolio goals. Predictably, the survey encourages advisors to become more attentive to the needs of their affluent clients. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Scott Schutte |
Setting Yourself Apart The wave of retiring baby boomers in the coming years will pave the way for advisors who wish to move away from traditional investment management and focus on specialized financial planning and wealth management services. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2009
John J. Bowen Jr. |
Ten for 2010 Here are five steps that advisors can take right away, followed by five more that will help them position their practices for long-term success. |
Registered Rep.
August 18, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
Capitalizing on Crisis Four steps to get a handle on your practice and capitalize on this crisis. |
Registered Rep.
August 24, 2011
Boswell & Nichols |
7 New Advisor "Musts" for Thriving in Crisis These seven tips are great for deepening relationships, initiating new relationships, and finding new business in a time when many of your competitors are missing the mark. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
John J. Bowen |
Women of Wealth Financial advisors can use their knowledge of affluent women to create a unique value proposition, and put themselves in a tremendous position to serve a group that's been too long ignored -- and capture more business than ever before. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Multiple Personality Syndrome The advisors who are most successful in finding, attracting and keeping affluent clients are those who get to know all different types and then build their service around specific subgroups. |
Registered Rep.
May 5, 2011
Matt Oechsli |
Build Trust, Win Affluent Clients, Become a Rainmaker Much is required of today's financial advisors in order to earn a recommendation. |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2010
Vic Preisser |
The Children of the Wealthy Fire Their Parents' Advisors -- Most of the Time That means to grow your advisory business, financial advisors have to go out and find/recruit a replacement for the estate that just left, and then go out and try to find other affluent investors. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Grove & Prince |
Staying Connected If financial advisors need yet another reminder about the importance of contacting clients, here it is: In our study of affluent investors conducted in late October, almost half of the respondents said they had changed primary advisors in the last year, often citing lack of contact. |
Financial Planning
July 1, 2007
John J. Bowen |
Deep Listening Research shows that financial advisors often don't understand the needs of their affluent clients. Here's how to clear up the misconceptions. |
Registered Rep.
May 21, 2015
Matt Oechsli |
The Affluent Marketing Challenge Every activity in this 30-day, 100-point challenge could be classified as "relationship marketing," which is precisely how 80 percent of today's affluent discovered their advisor. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2005
Shaw Grove & Alan Prince |
Does Branding Still Matter? Are today's high-net-worth clients attracted or, at best, ambivalent, to big name financial services firms? |
On Wall Street
June 1, 2010
Gerri Leder |
In The World Of Managed Money, Advisors Still Add Value Here's what advisors must do now to sharpen their edge. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Strategies for 2012 and Beyond In these volatile times, you have an excellent opportunity to build relationships with high-net-worth investors who are actively looking for advisor alternatives. With that firmly in mind, here are some key strategies and tactics that will make a big difference over the next year and beyond. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2008
Chris Radford |
Choices in Bad Times While a recessionary market is a trying time for any advisor, it's also a great opportunity to preserve your current clients and grow your business. |
Registered Rep.
April 25, 2013
Matt Oechsli |
Friend Me The Oechsli Institute's 2013 Affluent Investor Research paints a very clear picture: Today's affluent investor insists on having a business and personal relationship with their financial advisor. |
