Are You Taking Advantage of This Generational Shift? – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 27

Are You Taking Advantage of This Generational Shift? – Episode 27 It’s no secret that advisors who want to serve wealthier clients need to go where the money is. Traditionally, that’s meant courting baby boomers. Today, however, moving upmarket increasingly means attracting and serving younger generations. For example: Millennials represent the largest age demographic category—they […]

Building a Dream Team for Long-Term Success – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 26

Building a Dream Team for Long-Term Success – Episode 26 Advisors today understand the importance of having a great team in place to support them and grow their practice. Unfortunately, many of those advisors don’t know how to build such a team. That’s because they’re essentially “accidental CEOs.” They didn’t become advisors to hire and […]

The Value of Your Team – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 25

The Value of Your Team – Episode 25 Greatness rarely, if ever, results from the efforts of just one person. As an advisor, the people you surround yourself with—your team—play an enormous role in the outcomes you’re currently enjoying (or not enjoying, as the case may be). With that in mind, here’s a research-based look […]

Capturing the Affluent Entrepreneur Opportunity – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 24

Capturing the Affluent Entrepreneur Opportunity – Episode 24 Entrepreneurs are among the largest groups of affluent investors we see—and that alone makes them an ideal niche for many advisors. But as we highlighted in our previous podcast, there are numerous other reasons why you might want to be focused on serving high-net-worth entrepreneurs right now. […]

Attracting Affluent Entrepreneurs – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 23

Attracting Affluent Entrepreneurs – Episode 23 You’re probably aware that high-net-worth entrepreneurs are a great cohort to work with, due to their significant wealth and the broad range of financial issues on which they need advice and guidance. Many top advisors focus exclusively on serving this niche. But you might not fully realize just how […]

For The Second: Top 10 Tech Tips – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 22

For the second: Top 10 Tech Tips – Episode 22 In recent weeks, we’ve provided a wealthy of insights on affluent clients’ opinions about technology’s role in their financial lives—what they want (and don’t want) from their advisors in areas such as tech-enabled outreach and communication, information and education on your website, social media outlets, […]

How Important is AI to Your Future Success? – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 21

How Important is AI to Your Future Success? – Episode 21 Financial advisors are continually being encouraged to adopt and leverage emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence. These tools do have the potential to improve advisory practices in important ways—such as more efficient communications, stronger client service and more robust financial analysis. But how aggressively […]

Is Your Tech House in Order? – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 20

Is Your Tech House in Order? – Episode 20 Financial technology is a hot-button issue for many advisors as they attempt to offer tech that investors want and value, while also not going overboard with “bells and whistles” that clients are likely to ignore. Given how rapidly the tech landscape changes, that can be a […]

Harness Your Online Presence – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 19

Harness Your Online Presence – Episode 19 There’s no question that many affluent investors are increasingly turning to technology as an essential part of their investment journey. That means they’re looking to you—their advisors—to offer tech-enhanced access to information, insights and communication. That said, the desire for technology can vary greatly depending on the types […]

Teach Your Clients Well – The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast – Episode 18

Teach Your Clients Well – Episode 18 As an advisor, your expertise and the ability to communicate that expertise to your clients are some of the biggest areas of value you bring to the table. In fact, one CEG Insights survey found that more than 90% of clients say that getting educated on financial topics […]