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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. June 13, 2012 Matt Oechsli	Prospect Facetime: Five Affluent Faux Pas To Avoid Don't be afraid to sell, but mind these pitfalls.
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.
Registered Rep. May 12, 2011 Matt Oechsli	7 Key Attributes of Top Assistants The increasing importance that the advisor-assistant relationship plays in the loyalty of today's affluent client prompted the Oechsli Institute to conduct a study on advisors and assistants. Here are the findings.
Financial Planning March 1, 2013	Women Advisors Forum: Build Specialized Skills Many women say their current financial professionals don t measure up. Shouldn't you be offering your services instead?
Financial Planning December 1, 2008 Scott Schutte	Setting Yourself Apart The wave of retiring baby boomers in the coming years will pave the way for advisors who wish to move away from traditional investment management and focus on specialized financial planning and wealth management services.
Investment Advisor January 2007 Savita Iyer	DC Advisor-Sponsor Matchmaker The relative lack of corporate advisors is a result of inertia on the part of plan sponsors; despite pronouncing themselves dissatisfied with their retirement plans, plan sponsors do not take the easy step of finding a new advisor.
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. February 9, 2012 Boswell & Nichols	Fast Track: Less Verbiage -- Better Results Rainmakers win the confidence of affluent prospects by framing everything in direct and simple language.
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 June 1, 2013 Deena Katz	How to Hire & Promote Rainmakers Not all advisors have the talent to be rainmakers, but most can learn to identify and encourage sales skills in others.
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.
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.
Entrepreneur December 2006	Advise Advisory Hiring fiduciary advisors for your employees.
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers	The Fast Track: American Standard Comp tables based on surveys of advisory firms won't help you find the right salary range for your firm if those firms are over- or underpaying.
Investment Advisor July 1, 2011 John Sullivan	Finding Success in Succession Planning Whether you're affiliated with a broker-dealer or completely independent as an RIA, proper succession planning helps you realize value long before you walk out the door.
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.
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. April 30, 2015 Matt Oechsli	How LinkedIn Helped a Rookie Advisor Land a $35 Million Account The more you use LinkedIn, the better you'll understand it, and the more positive an impact it will have on your brand.
Investment Advisor June 2010 Angela Herbers	From Senior to Partner A description of a smooth transition from senior advisor to partner.
Registered Rep. August 28, 2013 Carina S. Diamond	We Need More Female Advisors When it comes to attracting women to our ranks, the industry still has a long way to go
The Motley Fool October 28, 2004 Robert Brokamp	Don't Be Financial Prey Is your financial advisor working for you? Here are three questions you should ask.
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.
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 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.
Investment Advisor June 2007 Kara P. Stapleton	Consolidate and Refer Fidelity Investments introduced a report showing that advisors who offer retirement income planning services have found that their clients are more satisfied, consolidate more assets with them, and provide more referrals for new business.
Registered Rep. June 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli	Building a Multigenerational Wealth Management Team The most common exit strategy for a veteran advisor getting ready to retire is to sell his or her book according to the guidelines established either by their firm or industry valuations standards.
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?
Registered Rep. June 21, 2013 Mindy Diamond	The Ghost Generation There's a shortage of younger advisors entering the field, and it's only going to get worse. Firms need to beef up their training programs and explore new sources of talent.
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 October 1, 2009 Marc S. Freedman	Get Serious Advisors have the ability to serve the mass affluent well, and earn money too. This is a segment of our population that is ready to get serious right now.
Financial Planning October 1, 2013	Advisor Sentiment Hits New Low for Year Declines in equity allocations, risk tolerance and advisor fees are cited.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 Dan Caplinger	How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you don't have the time or inclination to manage your finances on your own, it can be extremely beneficial to get help from an outside advisor. By following these basic suggestions, you can find a suitable advisor to keep you on the road to financial stability and independence.
Financial Advisor February 2006 Grove & Prince	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? The top 1,200 U.S. financial advisors, who regularly earn more than $1 million on an annual basis, rely on characteristics and techniques that can be adopted and refined by a great number of advisors.
Registered Rep. March 30, 2011 Matt Matrisian	Bridging the Succession-Planning Gap Too many advisors need help planning their financial futures. Today, only about 18 percent of independent advisors have a well-defined business succession plan that is ready to implement.
Registered Rep. June 9, 2011 Matt Oechsli	The Opportunities of Guarded Optimism There is still work to be done amid this guarded optimism, but opportunity awaits those financial advisors who are able to shake free of any complacency and are willing to roll up their sleeves.
Financial Advisor May 2010 David J. Drucker	Help From Your Friends More advisors are signing on to advisor networks to fast-track their businesses.
Investment Advisor January 2007 James J. Green	A Legend, Still Striving Successful, veteran financial advisor Lou Stanasolovich's self-deprecation is matched only by his commitment to the profession and his firm. Here's an interview.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Dan Caplinger	When Your Advisor Quits Facing the retirement of a trusted financial advisor can be traumatic. By remaining objective and cautious during your transition to a new advisor, you can take steps to ensure that you will continue to receive the good advice you've come to expect.
Registered Rep. January 29, 2015 Matt Oechsli	The Elite Financial Advisor of 2015 Most advisors would love to call themselves "elite," placing them in the small cadre of advisors that do the right activities the right way and are seeing phenomenal results. What exactly does this exclusive group look like?
Registered Rep. November 1, 2010 Vic Preisser	The Children of the Wealthy Fire Their Parents' Advisors -- Most of the Time That means to grow your advisory business, financial advisors have to go out and find/recruit a replacement for the estate that just left, and then go out and try to find other affluent investors.
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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 Leo Pusateri	Advanced Applications For The Value Ladder Use key questions directed at potential clients to connect back to your unique message.
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Bob Veres	How to Fix the AUM Fee Model Advisors are trying a dizzying variety of compensation plans. Some have been a lot more successful than others.
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.
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Scott Wenger	Degrees of Success In this month's cover story on leading schools for financial planning, FP's Danielle Reed finds a solid academic base that will spawn legions of advisors and, importantly, support the profession through research and analysis.