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11 Reasons Why People Hire Advisors (And How To Communicate That Value To Prospects)

Nerd's Eye View

Advisors have a relatively brief window of time to communicate their value to prospective clients. This means advisors must communicate both their services and values within a very limited – and not always synchronous – span of time. Financially motivated prospects, meanwhile, benefit from clarity and specificity.

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Five “Self-Persuasion” Questions To Connect With Prospects Who Say They’re Interested… But Aren’t Moving Forward

Nerd's Eye View

Some prospects approach an advisor with an immediate 'problem to be solved', such as a fast-approaching retirement date. I help clients in retirement by doing X, Y, and Z."). However, not all prospects have immediate financial concerns. One effective way to facilitate this self-discovery is through self-persuasion questions.

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Cerulli: Gen X Presents the Next Great Opportunity for Financial Advisors

Wealth Management

As a result, financial advisors should start honing the services Gen X members will likely benefit from the most, including retirement planning, estate and tax planning and mortgage refinancing. trillion annually over the next decade as part of the great wealth transfer, a new report finds. trillion annually.

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Inspired Discovery: Asking Vision Questions To Focus On Clients’ “Ideal Self”

Nerd's Eye View

It's natural for advisors to begin discovery meetings by asking questions about a client's current financial situation – understanding cash flow, debt, investments, risk tolerance, or even the burning tax concern that brought them to the advisor's door in the first place is crucial for financial planning. Read More.

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The Liability Risk Of Giving Inadvertent Tax Advice (And How To Avoid It)

Nerd's Eye View

In recent years, financial advisors have increasingly embraced tax planning as a core element of delivering value to clients. Given how easily clients may conflate a discussion of potential tax savings with an endorsement to act, advisors must be extremely careful in how they communicate tax-related strategies.

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Advisors Must Master Communicating Complex Financial Concepts in Simple Terms

Don Connelly & Associates

Whether planning for retirement, investing in volatile markets, or managing tax implications, clients are often presented with intricate information that can leave them overwhelmed, confused, and anxious, undermining their ability to make informed decisions.

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Quinn Signals Another Wave in the Great Advisor Tech Acceleration

Wealth Management

So far, I’ve written about AI notetaker Jump and its integration with the financial planning application RightCapital , and the AI-powered financial planning application and company Conquest Planning and its $80 million fund raise to help accelerate its U.S. It has become a challenge to keep up with new rollouts.