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Get clients saving more with the 10/30/60 Rule

by Tony Vidler One of the biggest issues for advisers is to get clients saving more. Getting them to do now what will be good for later means deferring instant gratification and the constant “we wants”, even in countries where compulsory or incentivised retirement savings schemes exist. A fascinating piece of work for any […]

How to go about creating the RIGHT Strategic Alliance

by Tony Vidler A good strategic alliance or two can be the thing that makes success for a professional services firm. It can be a complete game changer. In fact it is so important to get right that the key to finding and forging the right strategic alliance is thinking strategically to begin […]

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The problem with Professional Development programs

by Tony Vidler Most training programmes for financial advisers end up being vaguely disappointing for the participants. Often the feeling is that the training is a bit too academic or theoretical and hard to implement in one’s practice…but the real reason why training fails is because it doesn’t address all the necessary components. In order […]

In Process there is Profit!

by Tony Vidler That word “process” is just deadly for so many advisers today that too many won’t have bothered reading this far…but process creates profit. But Process IS Profit. “Process” has become associated simply with compliance in delivering financial advice, but process is way more than that. Processes become the IP […]

How to convert 70% of your opportunities instead of 30%

by Tony Vidler Imagine the difference to your business if you were able to convert twice as many opportunities. You spend the same money and effort but get twice as many sales as a result…it would add a bit to your bottom line wouldn’t it? The decades old strategy of crunching through the numbers […]

The Value Of The Financial Planner: Fixing finances, the future, and feelings

by Tony Vidler Many question the value of the financial planner, and there has been plenty of research in recent years to attempt to quantify that value. Quantifying value of advice is a recipe for debate, as the actual difference in net worth or security which can be attributed to the work of the […]

What is the missing ingredient in your marketing campaign?

by Tony Vidler There are some great and clever marketing campaigns put together by professional services firms and their marketing advisers, and they often get “good” results. Typically one thing stops them from getting great results: The follow through. Just like a great golf swing, what happens in the first half is only…well…”half […]

Prospecting has never been easier…for some!

by Tony Vidler Prospecting seems to remain the biggest day to day business problem for financial advisers, yet prospecting has never actually been easier. If you polled 100 advisers with this simple question I would wager that more than half would answer: “getting enough new business prospects to meet my business objectives”. Prospecting […]

Are you giving good advice, or giving what they want?

by Tony Vidler Giving good advice is different to giving people what they want, isn’t it? Most financial advisers can do both, and many do in fact deliver both. That is, they often give people what they want because that is after all what the consumer wanted….and the consumer is the boss and has the […]

Which CRM is right for you?

by Tony Vidler I am losing track of how often I get asked “which CRM do you recommend?” It is a huge decision for a professional service business, and an area where every solution offered seems to fall a little short in one aspect or another. The problem is that for a financial […]

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