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That Tech Competitor Threat Is Really An Opportunity For Some Advisers

by Tony Vidler The robo-advice “threat” is an opportunity for entrepreneurial advisers…as is every other direct-to-consumer offering driven by fintechs. The more I think about it the more certain I am that some advisory firms will prosper from it…but I am just as sure that many will “fail” due to the competition. By “fail” […]

Advisers Could Get Better Returns On Their Investment

by Tony Vidler It is a little ironic that many professionals in the business of advising people how to get better returns do not do what they should to get a better return on one of their own biggest investments – their business. Many advisers think a successful personal retirement is simply a matter […]

Could you be a Thought Leader Adviser?

by Tony Vidler A big phrase of recent times for anyone in professional services is “Thought Leadership”. Everywhere you turn someone is writing or saying “be a thought leader”…and nearly every audience asks “what is a Thought Leader, and how do you get there?” To put it in its most simple terms, it […]

How can you value financial advice?

by Tony Vidler Putting a value upon financial advice is a tough issue for advisers and consumers alike. There is a pretty basic concept as far as “Value” goes for any consumer purchase though which is not a bad starting point, and it can be put into a formula: “Value = Benefits – Cost“ It […]

The Financial Advisory World Has Changed…For Good.

by Tony Vidler Well there is no way now that we can think the financial advisory world will stay the same. It has been signalling dramatic change for a few years, but the changes are now escalating at an even more dramatic rate than anyone could have predicted. It feels like it is all […]

If Your Advisory Practice Survives, Heed This Lesson

by Tony Vidler One lesson each financial advisory practice should take from 2020 already is this: YOUR cashflow and emergency reserves are your lifeblood. That’s the same advice you give clients huh? For advice firms though, reliance upon short term new sales results or new client acquisition is deadly….irregular cashflow is the business equivalent […]

What You Need To Do To Build An Elite Practice

by Tony Vidler Not everyone wants to have an elite advisory practice, and that is ok. Having a good lifestyle business is fine if that’s what you want. Having a great practice is great too. But if you want to have an elite practice then you have to be prepared to pay the price, […]

Staying The Course: The Importance Of Purpose

by Tony Vidler Everyone is busy being busy, but what is the point of it all? What is the purpose that drives all the business building activity? Businesses that experience superb growth typically have an owner, or owners, who have clarity of purpose and that purpose sits at the heart of everything they do. […]

Knowing Your Professional Purpose Is Your Game Changer

by Tony Vidler All the regulatory change has many advisers seriously thinking about how to position for the future, and how to lift performance in a time of squeezed practice margins. Many are stuck in their existing paradigm of doing business though, and struggle to accept things like remuneration models changing rapidly, long term shifts […]

Becoming Elite Comes From Being Just 1% Better

by Tony Vidler Becoming an elite adviser, or building an elite practice doesn’t come about by chance. It takes graft and grit…and help. Building a great business is rarely the result of a single champion taking on the world. The champion business owner is usually the captain of a team that has taken on the […]

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