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As any unenthusiastic child knows, the start of a new semester brings students back to the three "Rs" of education: reading, writing and " 'rithmetic." Investors, on the other hand, have their own three Rs--review, re-assess and rebalance--and should address them in their portfolios when the New Year comes around.
Investors are generally open to reviewing their year-end statements with their advisors (which all clients should do). And they aren't often averse to re-assessing any changes
The rules are changing for new CFP certificants on March 1 of this year, as the CFP Board of Standards will now require new certificate holders to also have a college bachelor's degree.
Although aspiring planners can major in any subject they chose, they should take note: Finding a degree program in financial planning continues to get easier. "Our sense from the colleges that have degree or credit-based programs is their enrollments have dramatically gone up," says Colleen McArdell, the
Account executives-and anyone else who deals with clients-will find themselves flinching, laughing, and committing to memory this sound advice, presented through real-life stories of satisfying success and embarrassing failure along the total spectrum of client service.
Author Robert Solomon has drawn on nearly 20 years of ad agency experience to write this definitive guide to client service.
With brevity, levity, and clarity, Solomon recounts both successes and failures, and
One of the biggest problems your clients face with catastrophic events is a lack of financial interest in what will happen if they are no longer able to work. They might end up spending their entire life savings on addressing their current ailments with no hope of returning to financial stability.
Start by helping your clients envision their lives at a time when they will need long term care. Let them know that this does not typically happen when they are healthy - in their 40s and 50s -
Cold calling is an absolutely ESSENTIAL selling skill. Those who master the art of cold calling get phenomenal results!
Salespeople who are unable to master cold-calling techniques generally err in one of two areas: 1) They fail to get through to the right person, which means their dialing conversation rate is way too low; or 2) Should they actually get through, their opening creates resistance, not interest.
The prospect bristles, puts up the defenses, and begins thinking of
