Practice

Recharging the generator: What can you do to motivate your staff?

Successful advisors are invariably self-motivated. But when we look to motivate our staff, we tend to forget that motivation comes from within. Our instinct is to apply what Frederick Herzberg called KITA: a kick-in-the-a– approach. Over 30 years ago, in a classic Harvard Business Review article, he also told us KITA doesn’t really work. “If […]

By Harvey Schachter |August 8, 2003

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Planning and Advice

The four Ps: To be a successful advisor, you need more than investment sense

(July 2003) When you speak about investments, you are usually talking with clients about how to improve their portfolios or maintain their asset base. But what about your investment in your business? How have you invested in yourself? Do you know your four Ps? These marketing principles, when connected to the financial advisory practice, can […]

By Pierre Saint-Laurent |July 21, 2003

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Planning and Advice

Marketing frontlines:

(July 2003) The market downturn of the last three years has resulted in many casualties. Among them has been an erosion of the confidence that many clients have in their financial advisors. And it’s not just advisors’ knowledge that clients have begun to doubt — there are two other attributes critical to a good relationship […]

By Dan Richards |July 14, 2003

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Planning and Advice

Timely template letter: Pulling the plug on statement shock (Summer 2003 edition)

(July 2003) Although there is a sense of optimism and feeling of momentum surrounding the economy recently, corporate profits and the performance of the stock market, your clients — depending on the type of investments they hold — may still be disappointed when they open their semi-annual statements over the coming weeks. Send out this […]

By Staff |July 7, 2003

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