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Be Your Client’s Consigliere
by Tony Vidler        Which is the more effective style for a financial adviser to adopt: 1. The Expert          OR 2. The Counselor     It is a question many struggle with, and the ideal position is actually: “be either depending on what is required”   This choice is not really […]
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How to explain your Process and Fee to clients
by Tony Vidler        Many advisers have difficulty explaining their fee basis, and the client advice process, in a clear and logical way. It becomes a barrier to engaging clients, and undermines our professional image, when we fumble and stumble on a fairly straightforward part of being in business. As with most things in the […]
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Soft Dollars are terminally ill….thankfully
By Tony Vidler, CFP CLU ChFC I’m calling it: Soft dollars for financial advisers as we know them today is officially “terminally ill”.  Their death is not quite guaranteed, but the odds are very high that they shall die soon’ish…  But I personally think they will die far faster than most expect.  And thank God […]
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Commissions, Conflicted Advice…and finding common ground
by Tony Vidler Well..it has happened. Life Insurance sales commission in Australia is regulated to lower levels, albeit with a phase in period. (See: Life Insurance Commission Reform is Happening In Australia)   The arguments have at times been ferocious, and those arguments are being watched closely in other jurisdictions such as New Zealand.  Here one […]
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