Making your Practice Female Friendly

While working with female clients sometimes feels like there is a minefield of potential missteps that any advisor should avoid, you should take heart. Women are not looking for perfection. They are looking for advisors who are sincere and authentic. Here are 4 important ways to succeed with female clients: Listen with heart Women want…

Here are some questions for you to ask every client (after reviewing what you’ve done for them over the last year): “We’ve been working together for xx years. For my part it’s been a good relationship but I want to make sure it works for you. In the spirit of improving the communication between us…

Chances are excellent that you are one of the countless decent men out there who are no more likely to sexually harass a woman than eat paste! However, there is no denying that the #metoo campaign has put fear into the heart of many a man (financial advisors included). One can almost hear the collective…

The key to winning with clients is understanding that what they appreciate and are willing to pay for, is not you talking about the value you can deliver but showing it. In a hugely competitive industry there are many out there jockeying to get in front of potential clients, or even your clients, with their…

Women often mention that their financial advisor knows little or nothing about them as a person. “He thinks of me as an investment account and the money in it,” they say. Women look for more than just your technical abilities. In fact, women assume that most advisors can invest. It is their inter-personal skills that…

When women choose a financial advisor, they look for more than a qualified and properly registered advisor who works for a well-respected firm; they look for someone they feel comfortable with and someone they can relate to and trust. So what does that mean to financial advisors who are used to being judged on their…

Being an advisor is not easy. There is the grind of achieve consistently good rates of return for clients as well as the never-ending process of keeping existing clients happy, networking to find new clients and keeping up with the administration. It’s a lot, so it is not surprising that all too often having a…

You shouldn’t be surprised to hear that most women say they hate going to an advisor’s office – even if they are already a client. Take a minute to think about what a woman experiences when they go to the typical financial advisors’ office (the subtleties of décor may be lost on some men). But…

Being a great advisor today is not just about getting higher rates of return.If you can’t answer yes to at least 4 of the statements below – then you have work to do. Are you helpful to your clients in other aspects of their lives, not just investing? Are a Center of Influence for more…