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Advisor Value & Fees
The power of designations
CFP, CPA, CLU, ChFC, RICP. You likely know what these designations are, but do your clients? And how important are these designations when prospective clients choose a financial advisor? Mike McGlothlin from the Society of Financial Service Professionals joins the podcast to discuss how designations act as a reinvestment in yourself and can provide outward credibility for your practice.
Portfolio Construction Insights
Growth vs. value? There’s a place for both
Historically, growth and value have behaved differently across varying market environments, suggesting that investors may benefit from having a strategic allocation to both styles of investing. We build a case for why there’s a place for both in a portfolio.
Advisor Value & Fees
What am I paying you for: The evolving pricing models of advice
Change is on the horizon when it comes to fee structures, and this has many advisors and advisory firms at a crossroads. Today’s episode is all about how advisors should think about the topics of charging fees to clients – commissions, retainers, and all other sorts of models.
Client Experience
Becoming a local thought leader with educational workshops
The educational workshop can be an effective marketing practice and a way to provide education to your local community, helping to grow your business by creating a loyal client base that views you as a leader in financial planning.
Behavioral Finance
Money mindset: Using behavioral economics to help investors succeed
Theory tells us that humans are generally rational beings and that they make decisions from an optimal perspective. This podcast discusses how the concept affects the investment decision-making process and how advisors can use a client’s biases to lead better conversations.
Behavioral Finance
Keeping Emotions in Check – A Historical Guide to Market Volatility
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One of the biggest challenges in investing is to stay focused and on course. Investors must look at the markets from a historical perspective for broader context, and to better understand why it is important to stay the course during both calm and perilous markets.
Advisor Value & Fees
The Fiduciary Opportunity: The Future Is Now
Beyond the ultimate fate of the Fiduciary Rule, the industry faces a crucial crossroad: pursue a business model that responds to the digital, demographic and economic pressures reshaping it, or breathe a sigh of relief and return to business as usual?