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Registered Rep. October 1, 2005 Matt Oechsli |
Seven Steps to a Highly Successful Practice As a financial professional focused on earning the loyalty of affluent clientele, you need to understand the distinction between satisfaction and loyalty. You want satisfied clients, but the hard reality is your loyal clients will not be satisfied by everything you try to do for them. |
Investment Advisor May 2008 |
Whither Client Loyalty? Are you certain that your clients will follow you where'er you roam? According to new research by Spectrem Group, clients may not be as steadfast as Mary's little lamb. |
Registered Rep. October 5, 2011 Matt Oechsli |
Practice Management Reality Advisor realities regarding practice management can be segmented into four interconnected components, each systematized into a process; wealth management, client loyalty, business development, and operational efficiency. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep. March 15, 2012 Matt Oechsli |
The Affluent Relationship Shift (2nd Macro Shift) How important do you think it is for support personnel to be involved in helping manage the business and social components of client relationships? |
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. 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. |
Registered Rep. August 31, 2011 Matt Oechsli |
Modeling Elite Advisors in Crisis This crisis is an opportunity for every advisor to strengthen client loyalty and acquire affluent clients - to model elite advisors. This elite methodology revolves around being strategically proactive. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Matt Oechsli |
The Myth of Reluctance There are four important facts for advisors who struggle to get new client introductions from their current affluent clients. |
Registered Rep. April 25, 2013 Matt Oechsli |
Friend Me The Oechsli Institute's 2013 Affluent Investor Research paints a very clear picture: Today's affluent investor insists on having a business and personal relationship with their financial advisor. |
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. 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 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. June 6, 2012 Matt Oechsli |
Debunking the Brochure Myth Promotional material doesn't influence prospects. Advisors are their own brand. |
Registered Rep. April 12, 2012 Boswell & Nichols |
Advisor-Client Communications Agreements We've found that affluent clients leave advisors far more frequently for poor service than for poor financial advice. |
Registered Rep. May 18, 2011 Matt Oechsli |
How to Avoid 5 Common Practice Management Mistakes If you can avoid a handful of common mistakes, you can save an enormous amount of time; this time savings will allow you to spend more time on marketing and growth of your business. |
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 March 2012 Bernie Clark |
The Changing Affluent Investor Advisors must prepare for new affluent clients and the changes, attitudes and expectations they will bring with them. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2013 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
How to Increase Client Satisfaction It s not about your skills, it turns out - other factors are more important in maintaining happiness and loyalty. |
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. |
Registered Rep. December 18, 2014 Matt Oechsli |
The Year of Financial Advisor Transformation For advisors to capture more affluent business and demonstrate their value beyond performance, they'll have to transform their business. |
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. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 John J. Bowen |
Women of Wealth Financial advisors can use their knowledge of affluent women to create a unique value proposition, and put themselves in a tremendous position to serve a group that's been too long ignored -- and capture more business than ever before. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2006 Matt Oechsli |
Warning or Opportunity? Here are new affluent client issues that can be both warning shots and opportunities for financial advisors: Increasing Internet Savvy... Dissatisfaction with Financial Plans... Increased Competition... etc. |
Registered Rep. March 22, 2013 Matt Oechsli |
What Women Want When Shopping for an Advisor Affluent women are now more involved in major purchase decisions than ever before. Here's what they're looking for in an advisor. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 John J. Bowen Jr. |
The Wow Factor Never underestimate the role that client service plays in your advisory business. |
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. |
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 Advisor April 2005 Grove & Prince |
The Wealth Management Mindset Learning to manage solutions for unique clients: This is the third and last article in a series about the risks, rewards and challenges of wealth management. |
Investment Advisor March 2006 Kathleen M. McBride |
Return of the Broker? Full-service brokers are regaining favor among affluent investors, according to recent study. However, it looks like they still have a way to go keep clients satisfied. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 John J. Bowen |
Deep Listening Research shows that financial advisors often don't understand the needs of their affluent clients. Here's how to clear up the misconceptions. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Matt Oechsli |
The 12 Steps to Success Interviews with successful high-net-worth advisors has helped us to create this process of a dozen steps that, when properly applied, serve as a blueprint for acquiring and keeping wealthy clients. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Matt Oechsli |
Developing Your Business Mode Here are five key, but simple, questions to help financial advisors create their perfect business model. |
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. November 5, 2012 Matt Oechsli |
Speaking the Same Language For affluent women, communication with their financial advisor is key. Here's how to speak the same language. |
Registered Rep. October 14, 2013 Matt Oechsli |
Mastering the Personal Introduction An important point to remember is that by asking for an introduction, you are helping your client help you by identifying a specific person you'd like to meet. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 Matt Oechsli |
How to Talk to Wealthy Folks The rich are different, as they say. And that applies to how they talk -- and how they want to be talked to. Less jargon is better... More direct and straightforward is better... More rehearsed and practiced is better... etc. |
Financial Advisor March 2005 Grove & Prince |
Know Thy Clients This is the second in a series of articles about the risks, rewards and challenges of wealth management, as well as the ever-changing tools of the trade. |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Grove & Prince |
The Secrets Of Million-Dollar Producers Here is how the role client loyalty plays in both the sustainability of the client/advisor relationship through difficult market conditions and poor performance and the client's willingness to provide more assets and referrals to the advisor. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Matt Oechsli |
A Recipe for Failure Somewhere, somehow, some high-net-worth advisors are making serious, but easily remedied, missteps. Are you one of them? |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2005 |
So Whose Fault Is That? In a survey of nearly 800 affluent investors by PNC Advisors, about half worry their children will grow up feeling entitled. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2006 Matt Oechsli |
Positioning Power Here is a sales strategy for getting affluent investors to turn to you first for their financial needs. It involves taking eight steps -- three of which are of particular importance -- that will produce the best results. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Grove & Prince |
Theory to Practice For many advisors, the evolution to wealth manager remains a matter of theory, not practice. Sure, they're calling themselves wealth managers, but they're still behaving like financial advisors. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Wow Right Now Starting now, you need to delight your clients if you want to keep their business and maintain their loyalty going forward. |
Registered Rep. January 28, 2014 Matt Oechsli |
Where Have All the Role Models Gone? Why aren't financial advisors immersed in the power of role models? Why aren't they infatuated with the elite advisors and trying to model everything about them? I'm not sure I have an answer. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2012 John J. Bowen, Jr. |
Multiple Personality Syndrome The advisors who are most successful in finding, attracting and keeping affluent clients are those who get to know all different types and then build their service around specific subgroups. |