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IAP calls on regulators to eliminate embedded compensation

Justify your fees to your clients

Explain what they get for the money they pay

A Q1 letter to clients: Three facts that point to recovery

A Q1 letter to clients: Three facts that point to recovery

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, gives tips on crafting a positive message to clients after a tough first quarter.

Mandeville, Smart Money introduce WealthPort service

Robo-advisors: friend or foe?

Automated online investment services can be regarded as competition, or an effective tool for your practice

Make yourself indispensable to your clients

Go the extra mile and exceed expectations

One question that clarifies: How much life insurance is enough?

One question that clarifies: How much life insurance is enough?

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains one question for clients and prospects that immediately puts the question of “How much life insurance do…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • April 12, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 10:45
New York boosts cybersecurity

Managing cybersecurity risks

You can take steps to protect the safety of your data

A new model for advisor-client communication

A new model for advisor-client communication

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, explains that combining traditional and digital outreach strategies yields the best results for client engagement…

The risk not taken: A path to boost your business

The risk not taken: A path to boost your business

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains how you can turn your “if I onlies” into “now I wills” and boost your business performance.

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • April 5, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 13:00
Boost your brand with true stories

Boost your brand with true stories

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, cites research that shows that storytelling engages clients and prospects more effectively than just facts.…

Segment your clients based on demographics

Segment your clients based on demographics

Focusing on a particular group helps you manage resources more efficiently

The key to casual conversations

The key to casual conversations

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, gives three tips on having productive conversations in casual situations.

Top taxfilers see incomes rise

Challenges of serving wealthy clients

Big assets don’t always mean profitability for advisors

Attracting business owners as clients

Create a client profile and learn as much as you can about your niche

How to structure team meetings that yield results

How to structure team meetings that yield results

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, gives tips on how to structure meetings for effective communication with your team.

Tracking the growth of your practice

Business metrics can help you measure growth and improve profitability

Life insurance: Crash-proof and principal protected

Life insurance: Crash-proof and principal protected

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains that life insurance, particularly whole life, can be a valuable asset class that provides guaranteed, crash-proof returns…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • March 15, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 05:00

Attracting high net worth-clients

Make yourself referable and network with professionals who serve this market

Help clients’ kids with financial mentoring

Help clients’ kids with financial mentoring

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, explains that clients need help teaching their children good financial habits. He outlines key areas…

Create the perfect client experience

Map out their journey through your practice

Put your practice in growth mode

Realizing your growth potential requires a research and planning

Fine-tune your team

Allocate responsibilities based on “who’s good at what”

Sentences that transform client conversations

Sentences that transform client conversations

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, discusses sentences that clearly convey to clients that you value their concerns — and are…

The best and worst questions advisors ask clients

The best and worst questions advisors ask clients

In this week’s Gaining Altitude, Dan Richards, CEO, Client Insights, discusses one question you should never ask a client, and offers a better question to…

Why the life insurance business is market proof

Why the life insurance business is market proof

Jim Ruta, president, AdvisorCraft Media and Consulting, explains why good times or bad times only serve to make life insurance selling more important.

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • February 24, 2016 October 30, 2019
  • 11:15