Practice Management

From now until normal: 7 ways to reframe and elevate the client experience

If normalcy is many months away, how can advisors provide exceptional value to their clients now?

Productivity in unprecedented times

To thrive in the new normal, advisors may need to reorient themselves both physically and psychologically. Here’s three tips.

Coronavirus, clients and the role of a financial advisor

Escalating anxiety calls for a reliable voice of reason.

Advisor’s guide to the psychology behind goal setting

As more advisors adopt goals-based investing into their practice, the amount of client interactions naturally increases as advisors seek to define (and refine) the full scope of their client’s goals.

Let’s elevate practice management in 2020

Right now, thousands of athletes around the globe have their sights set on one goal—the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games in Tokyo.

Are you ready for a new decade of financial advice?

This past decade, financial advisors and the finance industry was shaken up and forever changed.

How to help clients be prepared for the unexpected

Having these preparatory conversations with clients are especially relevant now as many begin to reflect on the previous year and gear up for the next one.

Can a group supercharge your growth? This one might.

For the last few years I have focused on helping advisors understand how to create an elevated client experience.

Three ways to reframe referrals (that work)

Let’s be honest, that old way of asking for a referral doesn’t work for a lot of us.

Running your business and managing clients during periods of market volatility

In the past, it might not have been too challenging to field questions from a few concerned clients when the market takes a dip.

Advisors, how are your storytelling skills?

Millions of shows scream for our attention to be watched and, while it can be overwhelming, it reflects an underlying human truth—we love good stories.

The professional contacts every advisor should have

Advisors are hired and given a license to discuss at-length, a topic that for most people, is a pretty touchy one—money.

The fundamental flaw in traditional referral requests

In my observation, many financial advisors ask for referrals in the same way.

What grieving clients need from you

A number of commercials for financial advisors focus on being with clients for life’s high points—graduations, home purchases and retirement.

Best practices for advising couples

Of the 60 million married couples in the US, it’s unlikely that any fell in love over a shared investment risk tolerance.

Anchoring and financial decisions

Anchoring can become dangerous when clients allow anchors to influence their performance expectations.