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What you need to know if you buy to grow

by Tony Vidler As many advice businesses reach maturity it is common to consider whether they should “buy to grow”. Should they buy another practice, or more commonly, should just buy a book of business from another practice. The typical reasons suggested for wanting to grow through acquisition are: 1. Get new […]

How to make joint client work fair

by Tony Vidler More and more advisers within practices are doing joint client work and many practices still haven’t figured out a way to fairly apportion the responsibilities or revenue for long term success in the joint client work model. Everyone begins with great intent and all focus is on doing the best […]

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 […]

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 […]

This is how a Great Practice is built

by Tony Vidler To make the transition from being a great adviser with a good job to a great adviser with a great practice there are a number of key decision points and areas which have to be done well. Get them right, and in the right order, and a great professional practice is […]

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 […]

Successful Succession: Lay Out A Career Path

by Tony Vidler Succession planning is a major issue with an ageing adviser force, many of whom are wondering how to get their decades of accumulated equity out for their own retirement in the next 10 years. The most popular strategy for making that happen is find somebody who will come into the practice, learn […]

The 6 Steps To Growing Your People

by Tony Vidler Introducing leverage into a professional services firm is most often done through adding people, and growing your people leads to growing your firm. Finding and developing the right people is one of the greatest challenges for professional services firms, and also one of the greatest opportunities it has for creating […]

Getting Strategic Clarity Follows The Same Process As Giving Advice

by Tony Vidler The most important business-building step is having a well-defined strategy, yet strategy is one of the most misunderstood concepts in professional services. It is an area that many advisory firms struggle with, and frequently find themselves without any clearly defined strategy for how they will achieve their business objectives. That is […]

Investing Time In Your People Gives Great Returns

by Tony Vidler Professional advisers have never been under more time pressure than they are today, and of all the things they could be investing time in the one which is easiest to defer is investing time in people. Everything is else is more pressing and demanding than a practice leaders own people […]

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