Making Your Mark: The Importance of a Strong LinkedIn Summary for Financial Advisors
It’s no secret that LinkedIn is an incredibly important platform for any financial advisor. With over 900 million global members, LinkedIn provides financial advisors with the opportunity to showcase their expertise, connect with potential clients and industry peers, and establish
What’s the Next Crisis? Create Your Communication Gameplan.
The recent bank failures and economic gloom have caused us to reflect on the near and distant past. A certain anxiety has taken hold in our advisor community with flashbacks of 2008 and the subprime mortgage crisis, Brexit, the COVID-19
Home-Grown: Make Your Networking More Organic
"Let’s face it: M&A is big news in our industry. It’s hard to go more than a few days at a time without seeing in an industry periodical or one of your social media feeds that Firm A has been
Financial Advisors, Maximize Your Google Business Profile Listing With These 5 Tips
If you're a financial advisor, you know that maximizing your visibility online is vital to increasing your reach and credibility. Having a solid online presence on Google can help with that. A smart way to start or elevate your presence
Financial Advisors and Social Media: Changing with the Times
Social media was once seen as the ultimate marketing tool for financial advisors seeking more market share. It provided a platform capable of reaching a vast audience, connecting with clients and prospects, and tracking the success of marketing initiatives. It
Identifying Your Ideal Client: The Key to Success for RIAs
Socrates said it well: “Know thyself.” But Yogi Berra said it better: “If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else.” For RIAs, self-knowledge – which includes an understanding of the firm’s ideal client persona (the people you need
Redesigning Your Approach: How RIAs Can Deliver Exceptional Client Experiences
Advisors must redesign their entire approach, starting from the client's point of view. To appreciate the importance of this paradigm, think back to this moment in the movie City Slickers: Mitch, the world-weary New York executive who, with his friends, signed
8 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Financial Advisor Blog
As a financial advisor, you know that having a blog is a great way to engage with prospects and current clients. Original content not only builds brand awareness and shows that you're an expert in your field, but it also
Gray Divorce: Sample Content Workflow
Writing targeted content and providing client education around life events can be a huge growth opportunity for financial advisors. We recently facilitated the session Gray Divorce, Living Together, and Elder Care: Handling the Transitions at the 2022 FPA Annual Conference.
FPA National Conference: Here’s What You Missed
If you didn’t attend the FPA National Conference in Seattle, you missed an event that delivered exactly what was promised: connection, learning, and community. With the conference being so close to the holidays, I wasn’t sure if FPA could pull