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10 Reasons why an Advisory Practice just stays “practicing”
by Tony Vidler        Why is an Advisory Practice called a “Practice”? I think it is because more often than not the business is mostly practicing to be a business.  When a “practice” has actually made it then everyone calls it “a firm”. THE common denominator in a Practice appears to be that the Principle, […]
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Balancing Adviser Needs and Clients Wants
by Tony Vidler        The professional Financial Advisers’ needs matter as much as the Clients’ wants.  Consumer groups & regulators will probably disagree of course, but the ideal practice is one which surely achieves this balance isn’t it?  After all, practitioners are trying to earn a living and meet the wants and needs of their own […]
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The 3 Barriers To Adviser Business Success
by Tony Vidler        There are 3 distinct barriers every adviser must manage in their career if they want business success. I am defining “business success” as having more than a job.   Success therefore is wanting their job to become their business.  Each of the hurdles is a defining point which can see an adviser plateau […]
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Why Advisers Need To Invest In Their Businesses. Now.
by Tony Vidler        Financial advisers really need to invest more into their practices. Now.  More money, more thinking, more strategy….more leverage.  Even those who have been investing probably need to invest more. For decades financial advisers have been able to to operate “lifestyle” businesses.  It has enabled them to largely choose when they will […]
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Why Your Staff Fail You
by Tony Vidler        It isn’t terribly unusual to find advisers taking on staff and being disappointed reasonably quickly, as the staff fail to deliver quite what the adviser expected or was  hoping for….   So why do your people fail you?   I don’t believe they do usually….I think we fail them.   Let’s […]
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What You Reward Must Be What You Value, right?
by Tony Vidler        Perhaps the greatest challenge for practices wishing to grow their people, profitability and professional standards is determining what you reward.  And that’s about what you value.  What behaviours you reward must be a reflection of what you really value in your business, right?   Why is it that so many firms […]
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