Archive for the ‘Success’ Category

Keeping Clients in a Brutal Market

A high percentage of your clients are worried or confused about what might happen to their portfolios, their jobs, and their future lifestyles.  Even though there is much uncertainty in the economy and the markets, you can provide an important service to your clients that will both lower their anxiety and reduce the likelihood they will fire you if the market should fall further.

That service is to equip your clients to address worst case scenarios.   You execute this by raising the WHAT IF scenarios and create contingency plans.  These scenarios need to include: (more…)

Thawing Frozen Prospects and Getting Them to Commit to You

It is a great time to be prospecting because so many investors are upset with their current advisor, confused about what to do, and facing big challenges. The good news is the dissatisfaction and confusion is making it easier for advisors to secure appointments with prospects.  The bad news is that investors are less trusting and many are afraid to make a decision.  The result is a longer selling cycle. (more…)

How to Avoid Expensive Mistakes When Hosting Events

Due to the dramatic falloff in results from traditional financial seminars, advisors are now hosting events to generate prospects.   The good news is that many advisors are generating good will with clients. The bad news is that many of these events are huge failures in initiating relationships with quality prospects.   The exciting news is that by avoiding the key mistakes listed below, advisors can turn events into hugely successful prospecting vehicles.

Here are the top 6 mistakes advisors make when hosting events (more…)