The Collaboration Tax
I had a conversation last week with two financial advisors at a firm in the Midwest. Both are CEPAs. One has held the designation for nearly five years. The other…
Building Trust for Effective Referrals
Every real business can be pressure-tested by three questions. One, why should a prospect meet you? Two, why should a prospect choose to buy from you? Three, why should a…
The $60 AI Planning Tool Is Not the Threat to Your Business…Your 1% AUM Business Model Is.
“The market is moving from seeing AI as a productivity booster to seeing it as a fee-killer,” said Sarah Miller, a senior fintech analyst. “If a $60-a-month AI tool can…
You Can Wreck a Referral Without Ever Touching the Steering Wheel: Understanding Multi-Generational Referrals When You Are Given One
One of the things that came up recently in my private client coaching work was painfully insightful: People still don’t understand the depth of what I am trying to communicate…
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Business Models and Broker/Dealers: Sometimes the Grass is Greener and Sometimes it is Most Definitely Not
Do you know your business model? Seriously, I am not talking about your comp/payout here. How do you drive EBITDA and enterprise value in your business (if it's not written…