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Informationen zum Autor Ivan M. Illán, CFS, has directly raised and managed over $1B in assets from both institutional and retail clients. He's the founder and chief investment officer of an independent wealth management firmbased in Los Angeles. As a Forbes Contributor, an Investopedia Premier Advisor, and Five Star Wealth Manager, Ivan's insights are published routinely on both the financial advisory profession and capital markets. Klappentext A must-have reference for financial advisorsIn step-by-step detail, Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies covers how a current or would-be financial advisor can maximize their professional success through a series of behaviors, activities, and specific client-centric value propositions. In a time when federal regulators are changing the landscape on the standard of care that financial services clients should expect from their advisors, this book affords professionals insight on how they can be evolving their practices to align with the regulatory and technological trends currently underway.Inside, you'll find out how a financial advisor can be a true fiduciary, how to compete against the growing field of robo-advisors, and how the passive investing trend is actually all about being an active investor. Additionally, you'll discover time-tested advice on building and focusing on client relationships, having a top advisor mindset, and much more.* Master the seven core competencies* Attract and win new business* Pick the right clients* Benchmark your performance* Start your own firmBrimming with practical expert advice, Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies is a priceless success tool for any wannabe or experienced financial advisor. Zusammenfassung A must-have reference for financial advisorsIn step-by-step detail! Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies covers how a current or would-be financial advisor can maximize their professional success through a series of behaviors! activities! and specific client-centric value propositions. In a time when federal regulators are changing the landscape on the standard of care that financial services clients should expect from their advisors! this book affords professionals insight on how they can be evolving their practices to align with the regulatory and technological trends currently underway.Inside! you'll find out how a financial advisor can be a true fiduciary! how to compete against the growing field of robo-advisors! and how the passive investing trend is actually all about being an active investor. Additionally! you'll discover time-tested advice on building and focusing on client relationships! having a top advisor mindset! and much more.* Master the seven core competencies* Attract and win new business* Pick the right clients* Benchmark your performance* Start your own firmBrimming with practical expert advice! Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies is a priceless success tool for any wannabe or experienced financial advisor. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Part 1: Getting Started as a Financial Advisor 5 Chapter 1: Looking at the Big Picture 7 Understanding What a Financial Advisor Does (or Should Do) 8 Evaluating Yourself: Do You Have What It Takes? 9 Do you have the right personality? 10 What's driving you to consider this career? 10 What are your qualifications? 11 Deciding Whether to Fly Solo or Work in a Firm 12 Weighing the pros and cons of working in a firm 13 Considering the option of operating as a lone wolf 14 Thinking about starting your own firm 15 Taking Inventory: What You Need to Know 16 Complying with financial regulations 16 Brushing up on budgeting basics 17<...
