“Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” is a collection of articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that I’ve been consuming regarding breaking into financial planning, industry trends, career development, and more. How to quickly build and maintain trust with clients [Article]: “A study conducted by the Harvard Business Review assembled two groups of people and instructed them to have one-on-one conversations within their respective groups. The first group was told to ask no more than four questions within a 15-minute period. The second group was told to ask at least nine questions in the same amount of time. Feedback from the participants produced an incredibly valuable insight: The participants in the second group…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (April 15-16, 2023)
“Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” is a collection of articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that I’ve been consuming regarding breaking into financial planning, industry trends, career development, and more. Ric Edelman with the principles behind his exceptional early-career growth, a number of innovative trends that call into question traditional financial planning assumptions, and more [Podcast]: “People used to ask me about my marketing strategy. My attitude was: ‘I’m not a marketer. I have never engaged in marketing in my entire 37-year career. I am an educator.’ I impart financial education and I do it for free. I use the mass media to disseminate my content. Somebody hearing or being exposed…
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Weekend Content for New Financial Planners (October 15-16, 2022)
“Weekend Content for New Financial Planners” is a collection of articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that I’ve been consuming regarding breaking into financial planning, industry trends, career development, and more. Dr. Daniel Crosby with a 5-step framework for easier client conversations around market volatility, why advisors should encourage clients to focus on their “personal economy,” and the case for investors buying more of “what they don’t know” [Article]: “Behavioral finance and soft skills add ‘hard’ value to clients. Relational and behavioral considerations are the only enduring competitive advantages in our space. Technology can serve as a point of differentiation for a time, but today’s cutting-edge tech becomes tomorrow’s table stakes. So…