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6 Things Banks Taught Us About Building A Super Profitable Business

by Tony Vidler The most profitable business to have in financial services is a bank. They know how to make money. They understand that the more you know about your customers the more business you can do with them. Not “will do with them”….but “can”. And that makes a lot of money for them. […]

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, […]

Some Advisory Firm’s Are “Going Out Of Business” Without Even Realising It

by Tony Vidler I have a strong sense that a lot of advisory firms are “going out of business” at the moment and don’t even realise it. For a very long time markets were going well, and commission and fee rates were at the high end of the scale, and there were plenty […]

Penny-Pinching In IT Is Madness

by Tony Vidler Professionals keep getting their fingers caught in the trap of “penny pinching”, especially in IT. This is especially crazy when the IT is protecting the IP. We know that there are many many areas where cheap actually becomes expensive in the long-run, and nowhere is this more true in my […]

Focus on what matters most to succeed

by Tony Vidler Focus. It is one of the most noticeable differences between those who are successful, and those who are frustrated. The ability to focus on what matters most is often what separates the two. It is hardly surprising either given that it is definitely harder to be a successful financial adviser […]

The Strategic Evolution Of Advice Firms

by Tony Vidler The evolution of advice firms into different service and revenue models is happening already of course, but the majority of financial advisory firms appear to still be trying to figure out what the next evolutionary step might be. There’s a classic cartoon that shows the way forward for those advice firms when […]

The Cyborg Practice: Blending Robos With Advice

by Tony Vidler Future advice practices will be cyborgs; blending robos with advice. Robotic product and solution delivery together with humans managing relationships and working on strategy will be the single commercial “organism”. You see, I am convinced that robo-advice models will succeed and prosper. I am also convinced that human advisers will […]

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 […]

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 […]

Client Segmentation Needs To Be Done Commercially

by Tony Vidler It is logical to do a bit of client segmentation so that you can figure out what levels of service can be offered to which clients profitably. The funny thing is that most of the time it is the “profitably” part that gets lost in the client categorisation process…. While […]

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