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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. September 30, 2014 David Armstrong	Editor's Letter: October 2014 The wealth inequality gap is not between rich and poor, it's between the high-net-worth households and everyone else, including the middle class, who have not seen a significant increase in their middling net worth in over a decade.
Financial Planning August 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad	Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink.
Registered Rep. March 28, 2013 Lauren Barack	Drive-Through Advice The mass affluent aren't worth a planner's time, right? New technology is upending that assumption and opening up entire new markets to forward-thinking advisors.
Registered Rep. August 27, 2014 Matt Oechsli	Seven Phrases Advisors Should Never Use Nobody likes to be sold to, especially today's affluent. Yet many people still try to sell their products and services to this lucrative consumer niche, including financial advisors.
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.
Financial Advisor November 2005 Grove & Prince	A Dangerous Disconnect Many advisors don't understand what their wealthy clients want -- or need. By being able to deal with the planning concerns of the affluent by brining in the proper experts, the financial advisor will end up growing his or her business.
Financial Planning December 1, 2009 Mitchell & Menchaca	Parity With Brokers For the first time ever, the number of mass-affluent investors who are taking advice from independent financial planners is the same as those who work with full-service brokers.
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. 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.
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr.	Expert Positioning You must position yourself so that the clients you want to target see you as a true expert who can address their full range of problems, issues and opportunities.
Investment Advisor August 2009 James J. Green	A New Kind of Taxpayer Advocacy A new organization purports to advocate for the mass affluent segment of American society.
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.
Registered Rep. January 28, 2011 John Aidan Byrne	Banks Losing Mass Affluent To Online Brokerages U.S. and Canadian banks say developing mass affluent wealth management business is a top priority, but they're not doing enough about it.
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.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2013 Matt Oechsli	Are You an Elite Advisor? The Oechsli Institute recently conducted its annual advisor survey to discover just that. The research shows what today's affluent clients expect from a financial advisor and what advisors are doing to meet these expectations.
Registered Rep. November 3, 2010 Diana Britton	Merrill Lynch: Affluent Investors Remain Conservative Despite Positive Outlook According to the latest Merrill Lynch Affluent Insights Quarterly, 39 percent of affluent Americans described themselves as having a low investment risk tolerance.
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Client Loyalty The most common reason affluent investors leave their financial advisors is because their advisor does not answer their calls, according to a new report.
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.
Investment Advisor November 2006 Chris Blunt	Advisors: Natural Facilitators Generations welcome advisors' help in tackling wealth transfer talks.
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.
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Nelson W. Aldrich	The Rest of Us For years now, the financial services profession has been transfixed by the prospect of servicing high-net-worth households. The mass affluent outnumber the rich by almost 50 to 1. Here's what one of them is looking for.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2012 Matt Oechsli	The Affluent Gender Shift A strong case can be made that it's becoming a woman's world. Today's affluent women are taking a much more active role in virtually every aspect of their family's finances.
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.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Evan Simonoff	Innovation Forum Probes Investors' Psyches Advisors take note. While the psychological changes caused by last year's financial crisis are not as deep as the scars the Great Depression left in a previous generation, some changes could be permanent.
Registered Rep. July 9, 2003 Nigel Goodman	The "Potential" Play in the HNW Game The pursuit of high-net-worth clients is a tough road. An increasing number of financial advisors are trying to land well-to-do clients before they attain high-net-worth status.
Financial Advisor August 2006 Hannah Shaw Grove	Life Insurance And Wealth Management Helping client with life insurance is an important service of effective wealth managers.
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Walter H. Zultowski	Who Wants a Wealth Manager? Are potential clients excited about the prospect of receiving wealth management services? And of those who are, what characteristics do they share? Phoenix, which specializes in this market, set out to answer these questions in a survey of the high-net-worth population.
Registered Rep. June 6, 2012 Matt Oechsli	Debunking the Brochure Myth Promotional material doesn't influence prospects. Advisors are their own brand.
Investment Advisor April 2009 Lewis Schiff	Danger & Opportunity: Seling Wisdom Advisors with a wealth-management practice orientation can provide the kind of services affluent families need during difficult market times.
Financial Advisor October 2005 Grove & Prince	Understanding The Middle-Class Millionaire Middle-class millionaires are the "ideal clients" for most financial advisors. They are wealthy enough to require the services of high-quality financial advisors, yet not so wealthy that most financial advisors end up in over their heads.
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.
Registered Rep. October 5, 2011 Matt Oechsli	Practice Management Reality Advisor realities regarding practice management can be segmented into four interconnected components, each systematized into a process; wealth management, client loyalty, business development, and operational efficiency.
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.
Investment Advisor March 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Web-Savvy Seniors A new study shows that affluent older Americans are taking more financial action online.
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. 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?
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 John J. Bowen, Jr.	Elite Advisors' Best Practices: What Makes for a Successful Planner How do the best financial planners become successful? Developing a vision and a plan for your business takes focus, collaboration and consistency. And it s how the best performers enhance their success.
Financial Advisor November 2003 Grove & Prince	Products America's Senior Executives Use And Want The wealthier they are, the more they want financial products designed for them.
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.
Registered Rep. April 1, 2007 Matt Oechsli	Trust Me The affluent are looking for an unbiased professional -- someone they trust -- to guide them through the complexities of today's financial world. They want the financial services equivalent of a family doctor.
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Suzanne McGee	Higher and Higher Today, there are more than 9 million Americans with at least $1 million to invest. Even for the best-prepared and best-educated advisor, a time may come when they need to consider whether continuing to work with their ultra-affluent client is in the best interests of both parties.
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.
Investment Advisor March 2006 Kathleen M. McBride	Return of the Broker? Full-service brokers are regaining favor among affluent investors, according to recent study. However, it looks like they still have a way to go keep clients satisfied.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Kara P. Stapleton	Lone Investors Many affluent individuals still haven't grasped the benefits of having professional advisors.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2008	Whither Client Loyalty? Are you certain that your clients will follow you where'er you roam? According to new research by Spectrem Group, clients may not be as steadfast as Mary's little lamb.
Registered Rep. July 31, 2012 Matt Oechsli	Don't Fear the Wealthy Prospect Don't be afraid to sell, but mind these pitfalls.
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.
Registered Rep. February 9, 2011 Diana Britton	IMCA Helps Financial Advisors Pick Up Women Three out of four wealthy women are looking or thinking of looking for a better financial advisor.