Entries by stepchange

How good are your review meetings?

As more and more advisers shift the focus in their client interactions away from products and more towards a broader and more valuable financial planning proposition, the profile of their income is also shifting from a reliance on initial commissions to a flatter and ultimately more valuable ongoing income stream. To justify this recurring income […]

Different people want (and deserve) different things

How many clients have you? 200, 500 or 2,000? Often as your client base grows, it results in your number of staff growing. But the chances are that even with your increased staff numbers, you are unable (and unwilling) to provide a top-drawer service to every one of these clients… Really the question is – […]

5 ways to increase our income in 2019

2019 is now well underway and we’re all right back in the groove of looking after clients as well as possible, and trying to grow our businesses. As part of this, we’ve outlined five ways to help you to grow your business. While some of the thoughts are not new, hopefully this piece will act […]

Building bridges with the next generation – Part 2

This is the second in a two-part article on expanding your client base into the next generation of younger clients, by accessing the children of your clients. In last month’s article we looked at how you might build links with these younger potential clients.  In this second instalment, we’re going to consider some of the […]

Questions to ask yourself when growing through acquisition

The last few years have generally been very good times for financial advisers. Many of you have grown significantly through your own efforts and those of your team. However there are many of you who have looked to turbo charge this growth through acquisition, either of a book of business or indeed through buying another […]

Building bridges with the next generation (Part 1)

This is the first instalment in a two-part article about expanding your client base into the next generation of younger clients, by accessing the children of your clients. In this first piece, we consider the challenge of gaining access to the children of clients. Next month we’ll look at how you make this work within […]