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The Customer Is NOT King; The Customer Is Not Always Right

February 20, 2026

The mantra of “customer is king” is rubbish. The customer is not always right, and the customer is definitely not the stakeholder who provides permission to practice. Yet we keep hearing that the customer is…

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Want Prospects To Open Up? Learn from the Pro’s who make millions doing it for a living…

November 15, 2024

We need prospects to open up if we are to to do our jobs well and help them as much as possible. That takes a bit more thought and skill than merely flicking between open…

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You Deliver Value, So Why Not Promise Value Up-Front?

March 18, 2022

Why not promise value up-front if you know you can deliver that? It sems an obvious question to ask, yet I find myself continually asking it of financial advisers. Nearly every professional gives an initial…

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Use Visual Aids To Create Better Advice Engagement

June 23, 2021

Advisers try to create simplicity from complexity, and the most effective way of doing that is to use visual aids. They create quicker understanding and better engagement simply because most people find it easier to…

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