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Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Anne Field	The Eight Ways to Broker Nirvana What successful brokers and advisors need to do is to create a business plan, a road map that takes them to a specific professional goal. That means starting with the right questions about your strongest skills, your most likely target audience, etc.
Investment Advisor July 2009 Angela Herbers	The Fast Track: Highly Focused, Very Happy Solo advisor Brian Fenn personifies the power of niche advising.
Financial Planning September 1, 2009 John J. Bowen Jr.	Get Centered One of the smartest moves you can make right now is to pursue a target market of investors whom you are ideally suited to serve. Conducting interviews with centers of influence should play a major role in your efforts.
Financial Planning June 1, 2010 John J. Bowen, Jr.	The Perfect Profile Looking for the ideal client? Write a detailed description of the top clients you have now, by answering eight simple questions.
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Financial Planning April 1, 2011 John J. Bowen, Jr.	Listen Up! Want to build great long-term relationships with clients, professional partners and centers of influence in your market niche? Here's a secret: Do a lot less talking and lot more listening.
Financial Advisor January 2006 Grove & Prince	Key Mistakes Of New Wealth Managers Wealth management is a serious decision for advisors that can be disruptive to their business and difficult to implement. Future generations of advisors can benefit by using these findings to build skills, reorient focus and settle in to the role of wealth manager.
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Inc. August 2004 Norm Brodsky	Street Smarts: The Myths About Niches First you find a good market niche. Then you get ready for it to change and keep changing. Right?
Registered Rep. October 24, 2012 Anne Field	A Tiene Usted Un Plan? A young advisor, originally from Spain, wants to build a business serving international clients living in the U.S., but isn't sure where to begin. We turn to our panel of experts to help him.
Investment Advisor November 2006 Bob Clark	Name Game Advisors who want to benefit from the more favorable economics of working with fewer -- but higher net worth -- clients will increasingly need to position themselves as investment managers or wealth managers.
Investment Advisor January 2006 Mark Tibergien	Formulas for Success: The Right Practice Model With more than 25 different financial advisory practice models, it's hard to know which business you are in. To understand the limitations and opportunities that each model offers is to discover the key that will unlock the struggle with income growth, client service, and business development.
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