Retaining Female Clients

When Desiderius Erasmus, a 15th century philosopher and humanist, penned those words he most certainly wasn’t referring to financial advisors. Rather he was making a broad observation that while men and women are very different, often leading to misunderstandings and even conflict – the world would be a poorer place without them. Little did he…

I’ve had financial advisors for more than 40 years. Not once in those years have I called my advisor to find out what stock/funds I should buy or sell. But I have called to find out where I should get my first mortgage, when to sell my house, or how much income I could get…

I have cataracts – so what’s that got to do with financial advice you might ask. A lot but I’ll let you be the judge. Because I’ve worn contacts forever I see an optometrist every few years. After my optometrist retired, he referred me to a new guy, who I didn’t like or dislike since…

Advisors are increasingly learning that it is more important than ever to provide value from the client’s perspective. Value for them is something that they experience when you do your job in a way that resonates with them. We spoke with a woman who runs her own successful business focused on Millennials and helping organizations…

If you are already selling SRI funds or if you are considering it – good for you! But if your client base is mostly comprised of men – there is a good chance that it may be a harder sell. Time to rethink your approach because … Female investors are nearly 2x as likely as…

It wouldn’t be at all surprising if financial advisors were feeling a little insecure these days about the future of their practice. Almost daily there is negative news about the value they provide and dire predictions that they will lose their clients to robo-advisors. So what’s an advisor to do? We say, when others ‘zag’,…

Because of longer life expectancies and advances in the workplace, women in North America are controlling an ever-growing share of wealth. In fact 90% of women will have to make financial decisions alone at some point in their lives because they outlive their spouse and inherit from their parents. But 80% of widows switch financial…

If you have couples clients who are boomers, that is 65 or older – there is a good chance that the husband will die first and the family assets will then be in the control of his wife. Before you think – “no problem, it’s my account anyway,” you should be aware that 8 out…

So you think you’ve got strong relationships with all you clients, including all your female clients. And you think that clients really understand the value of the advice you provide and are clear on how much they pay for this advice. Don’t be delusional! The vast majority of your clients don’t know how much they…