The most basic skill needed by advisors is not proficiency in portfolio construction but the ability to listen to clients and communicate effectively. Too often, in attempting to impress clients with ...

Tax strategy and investment management are important, but communicating with clients is one of the most critical aspects of any financial planner's practice, argued pioneering planner Harold Evensky. ...

Today, everyone has their own unique style of communication, and these various modes can be both a blessing and a curse for the engaged relationship. However, it is a real dilemma when a client ...

Over the years, research has consistently shown the value of communicating with clients. Not only does frequent communication help your clients get to know you better, but it can also result in ...

2008 wasn't that long ago. Back then, baby boomer clients were 44 to 62 years old. Today, they're 55 to 73 years old. And they still make up the majority of most advisers' clients and assets. But even ...

Creating a business that experiences long-term success through different cycles and as times change within a sector of the economy is hard enough, so ensuring that you keep your clients or customers ...

This fifth of the seven habits of highly effective people, as laid out in Stephen Covey’s bestselling book, is crucial for financial advisors who aspire to communicate effectively with clients and to ...

According to research by asset management research firm Cerulli Associates, only about 13% of adult children of affluent aging clients chose to work with their parent’s financial adviser. About 88% of ...

Maybe the ideas in the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are From Venus might also apply to the difference in communicating effectively with female vs. male clients. The male-dominated financial services ...

Independent financial advisors bill themselves as offering a more personal touch to managing a client's money. By acting as a fiduciary and taking a "holistic" view of long-term goals like paying for ...

Keeping in touch with clients is very important, especially during this period of isolation. Here is a way to provide updates to clients regarding their tax returns and to keep in touch generally.

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