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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.
July 9, 2003
Nigel Goodman |
The "Potential" Play in the HNW Game The pursuit of high-net-worth clients is a tough road. An increasing number of financial advisors are trying to land well-to-do clients before they attain high-net-worth status. |
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
September 1, 2007
Elizabeth O'Brien |
Advisor Pulse Advisor, advise thyself! A recent survey finds that most advisors did not understand the market value of their business or have a succession plan. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Avoid the Boiler Room Some financial advisors know more about sales than they do about investing. Finding good financial advice is tough. Investors with little or no knowledge about their finances are extremely vulnerable to disreputable professionals. |
Registered Rep.
September 30, 2009
David A. Geracioti |
Do Retail Financial Advisors Have an "Unhealthy Focus?" The Financial Times suggests the way financial products and services are sold need to be completely overhauled. |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2009
John J Bowen Jr |
Interesting Times This interesting financial environment offers unparalleled opportunities for advisors to grow their businesses and come out of the current mess stronger than ever. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2007
Kathy Gevlin |
Advisor Pulse The happiest financial advisors really do put their clients first, asserts the first study of advisor satisfaction. |
Registered Rep.
February 27, 2003
Will Leitch |
Wealthy Clients Growing Disenchanted with Advisors A just-released report from the Spectrem Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in the affluent market, says only 59 percent of high net-worth clients are pleased with their advisors' performance. That's down from a 79 percent satisfaction rate just two years ago. |
Registered Rep.
December 4, 2012
Megan Leonhardt |
(No) Experience Necessary When it comes to being a financial advisor, the more experience -- the more years you have on you -- the better, right? Not quite. A new study shows that firms should be cautious when bringing aboard advisors heavy on experience. |
Financial Advisor
June 2010
Evan Simonoff |
Clients' Singular Obsession Why the unemployment rate matters so much to your clients. |
AskMen.com
December 9, 2001
Rashmikant Patel |
Trusting Your Advisor Many of us are looking back at our investments over the last couple of years, and blaming our advisors for the less than stellar performance. It all comes down to one issue: do you trust your financial advisor? |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo |
Indepedent Broker-Dealers/Financial Advisor's 2007 Snapshot of Leading Firms Advantage Capital Corporation... AIG Financial Advisors... American General Securities, Inc... etc. |
Registered Rep.
March 2, 2010 |
Check Out RegisteredRep.com's Newly Revamped Advisor Forums Want to "socialize" with other financial advisors? Discuss how to sell your book? Have a question about marketing yourself to high-net-worth investors? These and many more topics are being discussed right now on RegisteredRep.com's Advisor Forums. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Ray Sclafani |
The High-Performance Coach: The Five Myths of Professional Networks Why you need professional advocates. |
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.
July 23, 2003
Nigel Goodman |
Servicing Your HNWs A recent Fidelity Investments survey shows that affluent clients will still replace their advisors if they are not meeting portfolio goals. Predictably, the survey encourages advisors to become more attentive to the needs of their affluent clients. |
Financial Advisor
July 2012 |
It's A Trust Thing People trust their financial advisor more than their primary doctor, according to a recent survey of investors by John Hancock Financial. |
Financial Advisor
January 2011
Bruce W. Fraser |
Crafting A Comeback With new leadership at its parent AIG, Advisor Group's trio of broker-dealers venture forth on the road to recovery. |
Financial Advisor
December 2009
Evan Simonoff |
Innovation Forum Probes Investors' Psyches Advisors take note. While the psychological changes caused by last year's financial crisis are not as deep as the scars the Great Depression left in a previous generation, some changes could be permanent. |
Registered Rep.
September 4, 2013
David Armstrong |
Editor's Letter: September 2013 Most advisors decide to move not because they are wooed to greener pastures, but because pain points inside their current environment have become too great. |
Financial Advisor
May 2010
Evan Simonoff |
The Untold Story Editor's Note: Clients' portfolios may be back to within a few percentage points of their all-time highs, but it's a small consolation to advisors facing lawsuits or arbitrations. |
Registered Rep.
June 16, 2011 |
New on RepTV: Advisor Insights In our "Advisor Insights" video series, Registered Rep. senior editor Jerry Gleeson sits down with advisors from across the country to find out what individuals are doing on a daily basis to improve their own businesses. |
Financial Advisor
May 2005
Shaw-Grove & Prince |
Taking the Pulse of Affluent Investors A recent survey reveals that millionaire investors have changed their thinking over the past four years and have lost faith in their financial advisors. |
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.
May 6, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
More Millionaires Investing on Their Own, Study Says There are a lot of millionaires in the United States. More than ever, in fact, according to recent research. But are they turning to financial advisors for help? Well, yes, and no. |
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 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. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
Stressed Out? It's no news that advisors are overwhelmed, considering the behavior of the markets and the state of the economy. |
Registered Rep.
March 29, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
Social Media Works, Advisors Say Social media is gaining momentum with financial advisors, new research by Registered Rep. and wealthmanagement.com shows. |
Financial Advisor
March 2012
Joni Youngwirth |
When To Prune One can find good reasons to cut clients and good reasons not to. Advisors who do are typically happy they took action. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2007
Marshall Eckblad |
Advisor Pulse If a new survey is to be believed, advisors who help their clients with retirement planning -- and that's most of you -- will soon face a difficult choice: Change the way you service clients or watch your profits shrink. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Lewis Schiff |
What's Money Got to Do With It? For some clients, positive growth isn't enough -- they still need their emotional ROI. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Kara Stapleton |
Dow Jones Combines CRM and News In the race to develop a service for financial advisors that combines content and client communications, Dow Jones is the latest to market with the launch of Dow Jones Wealth Manager Web Services. |
Financial Advisor
April 2007
William Glasgall |
Why Marketing Works Over the years, many advisors, being analytical people at heart, have relegated marketing to a minor role behind crunching numbers for clients' financial plans and investment portfolios. Now, that attitude seems to be undergoing a long-needed change. |
Registered Rep.
August 10, 2011
Boswell & Nichols |
Shaky Markets, Substantial Opportunities With memories of 2008 looming in the background, the Dow plunging in response to a AAA downgrade and media pundits fueling fear and uncertainty everywhere you turn, it's natural for investors and advisors to become a bit nervy. |
Registered Rep.
October 29, 2015
Matt Oechsli |
Financial Advisors Rock This doesn't diminish a CPA's or estate attorney's expertise, but it does provide a clear signal that the affluent perceive today's financial advisor as the quarterback out of all of these financial experts. |
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.
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. |
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.
September 10, 2003
David A. Gaffen |
Existing Clients Want More Advice The good news for reps is that the world doesn't hate you. The bad news is that acquiring clients -- particularly affluent ones -- is getting a lot more tough. |
Registered Rep.
March 28, 2013
Lauren Barack |
Drive-Through Advice The mass affluent aren't worth a planner's time, right? New technology is upending that assumption and opening up entire new markets to forward-thinking advisors. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
Sherri Scordo |
Financial Advisor's 2007 Broker-Dealer Guide Top independent broker-dealers ranked by gross revenue: LPL... AIG Advisors Group... ING Advisors Network... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 5, 2011
Mindy Diamond |
Lining Up Your Pros And Cons The following is a list of some of the pain points advisors who want to leave their firm often describe. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007
Matt Oechsli |
Trust Me The affluent are looking for an unbiased professional -- someone they trust -- to guide them through the complexities of today's financial world. They want the financial services equivalent of a family doctor. |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Lewis Schiff |
The Affluentialist: What Do Counselors Think About Clients? Advisors to wealthy families speak out about clients and careers. |
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 Advisor
December 2003
Grove & Prince |
The Financial Life Of Senior Executives Who do America's top executives favor as their primary financial advisor and how did they find that advisor? |
