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Why Risk Tolerance Questionnaires Can Be Powerful For Prospects (Not Just Clients)

Nerd's Eye View

For the last 20 years, Risk Tolerance Questionnaires (RTQs) have served as a standard tool in the advisory space for assessing a client's long-term attitudes and behavior toward investment risk. Ultimately, the key point is that RTQs can be most effective when used with investment-focused prospects – not clients.

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#FASuccess Ep 419: Attracting Clients Who Want To Align Their Investments With Their Values With A Sustainable Investing Approach, With Peter Krull

Nerd's Eye View

Pete is the Director of Sustainable Investing of Earth Equity Advisors, an RIA based in Asheville, North Carolina, that oversees approximately $200 million in assets under management for 250 client households. Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 419th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Peter Krull.

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Arthur Zeikel’s Investing Rules

The Big Picture

He co-authored Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management , now in its fifth edition. Zeikel famously shared his investing insights in a 1994 letter to his daughter: “Personal portfolio management is not a competitive sport. Investment capital becomes a perishable commodity if not handled properly. Be serious.

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Adviser links: serving Boomers

Abnormal Returns

(youtube.com) The biz Why Hightower Advisors is buying an institutional investment consultant. riabiz.com) Risk tolerance Determining a client's risk tolerance is more complicated than having them fill out a questionnaire. advisorperspectives.com) Does risk tolerance change in retirement?

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Risk Tolerance for Women: Beyond Traditional Investment Questionnaires

Workable Wealth

Risk tolerance for women isn’t just about market volatility. For women over 40, traditional risk assessment questionnaires miss the nuanced realities of midlife financial planning. Retirement timeline flexibility : You’re approaching the years when you’ll need to access your investments.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Market Investment Terms

Carson Wealth

Let’s be honest—investment terminology can sound like a foreign language. Here’s the good news: You don’t need an MBA to get smart about investing. Ready to make sense of confusing investment terms and use them to your advantage? Core Market Investment Terms Bull or bear market? Risk tolerance and asset allocation?

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#FASuccess Ep 440: Making Client Meetings More Consistent Across Multiple Advisors By Utilizing A “Money Personality” Assessment, With Nina Hajjar

Nerd's Eye View

In this episode, we talk in-depth about how Nina's assessment categorizes clients into one of six different personality types (for example, "dream chaser" or "safety seeker"), which helps her and her team learn how her clients are likely to respond to different planning scenarios and recommendations, how Nina pairs the money personality assessment (..)