The inspirational story of how Kate Holmes built her financial planning practice that was truly aligned to what clients want
We discuss technology in financial services, how financial planning businesses of all sizes should approach the adoption of technology and some lessons learned in the recent past.
We talk about branding, marketing and a new tool called ProfileMe that is fast gaining traction in the financial services profession.
The biggest challenge (and frustration) for any FSP of any size is to manage commissions, ongoing fees, and other revenue. Each product provider has its own unique format for commission statements and even what they call different commissions. Commissions come in, commissions go out. Managing splits to advisors in the FSP or referral fees to outside professionals is a nightmare for most. Managing the FSP's…
atWork was the first cloud-based CRM system for Financial Advisers. The software was developed for the first time in 1998, long before the cloud became a thing and when users struggled with dial-up modems and the cost of making a call instead of the data they used. In this episode, we talk with Trevor Stacey, Director: Business Development for atWork to learn everything about the…
From the moment I met Henri le Grange, CFP® I was intrigued by the way they are building their practice, especially because it is inside a tied environment (not a franchise!) with a large well-known life assurance company. In 2018 Henri entered the prestigious Financial Planner of the Year Competition and was one of the top five finalists. We speak in depth about the competition,…
This is our tenth episode, but the first episode dedicated to talking about technology for financial advisors and planners. Kirsty du Toit, CFP® together with Bennie Gouws, CFP®, Gary Winslow, CFP®, and Jonathan Brummer, CFA, CFP® recently started Work.That.Matters. Their entire purpose is to help financial advisors have better conversations with clients. Essentially, they are setting out to connect not only the head and the…
Russell Ho is a young, energetic, focused, driven and ambitious financial planner from Port Elizabeth. Listening to him, it is hard to believe he has been in the financial planning profession for only 6 years. This self-admitted addict of learning has amazing insights and valuable ideas, thoughts and advice for all financial professionals. Russell talks about the experience he offers his clients and the process…