We’re thrilled to announce that we have recently partnered with ThinkAdvisor, a company equally committed to helping financial professionals access industry knowledge...
Whenever I think about “back to school” two things happen. First, I remember how excited I used to get to buy all my new school supplies for the year, and then I...
Client Service Associates make a big difference to an advisor’s business. Have great ones, and everything you want to delegate in terms of administrative functions and...
At the end of the day the services you provide as a financial advisory team might not seem all too different from what the team down the hall or the firm across the...
You’re a successful advisor who’s accomplished a lot in his twenty or thirty years in the industry. Maybe you have over 100 million in assets under management, and are...
In light of the current World Cup, advisory teams may learn a great deal about what it takes to contend for a World Cup Championship. Like a championship soccer team,...
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...
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...
At ClientWise, we’re frequently approached by clients looking for that one “fix” that’s most crucial to their success. While as a rule we don’t believe in a “secret...
When I started in financial services over 28 years ago, most firms hired financial advisors—who were then referred to as “brokers” or “insurance agents”, even “special...
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...
For many financial advisors it’s easy to fixate on the amount of money coming in. But it’s crucial to realize that money isn’t the driving factor for everyone around...
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...
I recently read a NYT op-ed piece about Google’s hiring process called “How to Get a Job at Google.” It got me thinking about how we coach financial advisors to engage...
If you’re a financial advisor, or part of a financial advisory team, and someone could offer you a “magical solution” that could more than double your business…what is...