Financial planning is difficult for anyone, and even more so for someone who is a special needs person or has such a family member. Navigating through the various government benefits for special needs clients and putting in place a financial plan for such a client can be an overwhelming challenge for any financial advisor. Throughout...
Hollywood movies provide more than just entertainment. They give great insight into the human mind about crime, greed, love, or hate. Moreover, watching movies is a great way to relieve the stress of the week and pass the time, pandemic or not! Movies related to the financial world predominantly reveal the greedy and corrupt nature...
Financial advisors, like most people, like to make last-minute New Year’s resolution. That’s because the New Year is seen as a chance to start fresh with strategies that will spur growth in their practice. But New Year’s resolutions are often infamous for being broken. Before the end of the first quarter, many resolutions fizzle and...
The demands of high-net-worth clients are no small feat and can be challenging and daunting to deal with, to say the least. However, acquiring and retaining an HNW client is every financial advisor’s dream. They are a highly lucrative clientele that requires a unique and specialized approach to dealing with their wealth. An advisor can...
The coronavirus outbreak has wreaked havoc on people’s daily lives and the financial world. When it comes to their investment portfolios many tend to have a low-risk tolerance and with the unsettling economic situation with the ongoing pandemic, the word “risk” has become even more of a fearsome word for clients. However, amid these fears,...
Determining the risk profile is essential so that you may construct a feasible financial strategy for your client’s goals. However, it should be well understood that a client’s financial profile includes their risk tolerance and their risk capacity. In this article, although we will be focusing on the latter one and why it is significant...
Determining the client’s risk tolerance is not an exact science and requires you to communicate with your client. Asking relevant questions will help you determine how willing or averse they are to taking risks, you can guide them to select the best risk directive or model portfolio to achieve their goals. What Does The Word...
Every business has those clients that are difficult to deal with. These clients are usually irate, emotional, and short-tempered. Difficult clients are unavoidable in any business and while facing them, an advisor must have the temperament and patience to deal with them in a calm and professional manner no matter how unreasonable or inappropriate they...
After the initial impact of the Covid-19 and the widespread shutdown of businesses, there was a huge question regarding how business owners needed to make adjustments to the way they conduct their business in order to stay open. With social distancing mandated everywhere and the public advised to remain inside their homes, many businesses had...
Everyone in this world lays preference to quality over quantity for most things that matter in life. The same can be said for financial advisors looking for quality leads as opposed to simply generating leads. This article covers some key aspects and how to use Facebook Ads for financial advisors. When attempting to generate leads...