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7 Strategies to Effective Client Communication in a Volatile Market
I recently had a conversation with an investor who expressed frustration regarding her financial advisor’s lack of urgency in reaching out to her after the recent market...
How to Gain Return on Your Values
In business you can’t rest on your laurels; there are no guarantees. Ethical standards and staying on one’s toes are a basic requirement to sustaining a competitive...To Plan for Succession or To Determine Enterprise Value?
As advisors you are tasked with the job of measuring value: The value of assets, the value of a trade, the value you bring to your relationships with your clients. But...Think Like A CEO, Not a Top Producing Financial Advisor
As a financial advisor leading a team, or even a small staff, your responsibilities are often more like those of a CEO leading a company rather than those of a high...Consider This Before Teaming up with Another Financial Advisor
At ClientWise we work with a lot of financial advisors who are either considering partnering, or in the process of partnering, with another advisor. The temptation is...
Letting Go to Grow - Team Building for Financial Advisors
Often in life and in business we’re faced with the challenge of letting go of old belief structures in order to create the space necessary to make room for new ones that...
Credentials...Are You a Journey Learner or Hungry for Alphabet Soup?
Financial advisors often approach our coaches inquiring about whether or not they should sit for a particular credentialing exam. We hold credentialing in very high...
Is Your Strategic Mindset Out of Shape?
If you’re like many successful advisors who come to our offices, you probably have an innate ability to run your firm. In all likelihood you spent a considerable amount...
"Add Water and Stir" Approach to Process Design for Financial Advisors
I coach a group of financial advisors that recently joined forces and became a financial advisory team. One of their challenges is that they are pretty light on...
Financial Planning: The Future of Your Wealth
Guest blogger and economist Matthew T. Shafer helps ClientWise and the financial professionals and investors in our network understand the future of their wealth in an...
Shoulda-Woulda-Coulda: Turn Your Regrets into Big Opportunities
"I wish that I were more successful…" "If only I had gotten my CFA…" "I should have gone independent…" "I wish that I could spend more time with my family…" "Where would...
How to Increase Your AUM by 49%: Set Clear Goals…and Reflect Back!
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road…Dag Hammarskjold
Get Fit. Build Your Business. Love Your Family. All Together Now!
January is the month of best intentions where many successful financial advisors begin walking down the pathway towards their various and diverse goals with a bounce in...
Financial Advisors: How to Frame Your Goals in Three. Simple. Words.
The other day I read the following blog post by @chrisbrogan, a provocative writer and thinker who I greatly enjoy and appreciate, "My 3 Words for 2014."