November 13, 2017 / by Don Connelly / Investing Wisdom / 0 comments
In our increasingly information-driven society, it’s your job to teach clients not to believe all they hear. They need you most of all when they’re being bombarded with negative news about the markets. Being exposed to excessive information without anyone there to guide them could see your clients making bad decisions regarding their investments.
Here are a few ideas how to make sure your clients stick to the plan despite what the media say.
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Clients not Giving You Referrals? Here’s Why That May Be
May 1, 2023 / by Don Connelly / Managing the Relationship / 0 comments
We devote a lot of space here on how to generate referrals, and with good reason. Generating quality referrals is critical to building a sustainable and profitable practice. Many of our articles address the ‘how,’ even addressing how to overcome the reluctance to ask for referrals. Based on my decades of experience, I’m confident that advisors who study those articles and incorporate the tips and practices into their process can generate more referrals.
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Teach Your Clients Not to Watch The Evening News
November 13, 2017 / by Don Connelly / Investing Wisdom / 0 comments
In our increasingly information-driven society, it’s your job to teach clients not to believe all they hear. They need you most of all when they’re being bombarded with negative news about the markets. Being exposed to excessive information without anyone there to guide them could see your clients making bad decisions regarding their investments.
Here are a few ideas how to make sure your clients stick to the plan despite what the media say.
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A Sense of Resilience Will Overcome a Sense of Uncertainty
June 9, 2014 / by Don Connelly / Best Practices / 0 comments
Making a decision is essentially making a prediction. We know going in that some decisions will be bad ones. That is why uncertainty always creeps in. How we deal with that uncertainty is a function of our resilience.
Resilience determines how we get strong and healthy after something bad happens.
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