Wealth Think

Will young RIAs lead the profession’s second uprising against the established status quo?

Casting a wider net for prospects is a classic case of mistaking motion for progress.

You likely have helped plan your clients' retirement, now it is time to plan your retirement.

For any advisor caught in trying circumstances, it's natural to feel upset. But there's a constructive way to respond to challenges.

Concentrate on the factors that you and your clients can control.

The most important consideration when changing firms is not to tell anyone, other than your spouse, business coach or consultant. An advisor should never mention a move being contemplated.

Becoming a top producer and a respected professional isn’t an endpoint, it's a process. And successful advisors, who are always thinking five years ahead, have a definite plan to get there.

There aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done, and it’s easy to get distracted by all the things that come up unexpectedly during the day. But successful FAs are able to minimize distractions and focus on critical tasks.

If clients are unhappy with any aspect of their life that financial planning will solve, make that the primary focus.

After Sept. 11, 2001, one planner resolved to use his skills as a CFP to assist affected families pro bono and he rallied others to his cause.