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Financial Planning Practice Tips for Start Ups

November 7th, 2009 by Rick in Uncategorized

Welcome, you’ve now entered the wonderful world of personal finance budgeting,! There are many benefits to a career as a financial advisor, such as excellent pay, quality relationships with clients and a lifetime of learning. A career as a financial advisor can give you the chance to partake in a very respected field, as well as provide necessary services, including helping compare home loans and many other related tasks.

During my very enjoyable career in the financial planning industry, I was given the opportunity to help over 200 clients at my practice. Here are some tips I’d like to pass along that will help you as you establish your own career:

  • Immediately hire some help

Look for college students to help make phone calls and do paperwork. This can be a lifesaver. Hiring someone proved to be a very sound investment.

  • Stick to a paper management system that works for you

I cannot stress how important it can be to find a system early and use it to keep all your papers and documents organized. Financial services can be quite tough on paper usage and it can be very easy to weighed down by all the papers on your desk. You can easily be haunted by that mess if you are not prepared.

  • Set some office hours and don’t budge from them

Right from the start, you should set your office hours. It’s not unusual for the first years of a financial planning practice to include long hours. There’s no question that the first years can be very hard, but you must realize that there are other important things in life and that you must have some time to rejuvenate as well.

  • Determine who your perfect client would be and then spend time at their hangouts, such as professional organizations or clubs

Try to take a leadership role at some or all of these places/organizations. Try to visit as often as you can. This way you won’t have to spend a lot of money on marketing because you will be in direct contact with potential clients.

It can be very rewarding to have a career as a financial advisor. Now go have fun and live life like all the best financial help providers do!


Four Tips for Starting a Financial Planning Practice

October 10th, 2009 by Rick in Uncategorized

Welcome to the worldful world of personal finance budgeting,! There are many benefits to being a financial advisor, such as the opportunity to learn for a lifetime, great pay and building many rewarding relationships. Financial advisors are given the chance to be part of a highly respected industry, while giving clients valuable and much-appreciated services, including helping compare home loans and many other related tasks.

I was able to help over 200 clients during my career as a financial planner. Here are some tips I learned that will help you start your own practice:

  • Hire some help on day one

If you need help finding affordable help, look for college students that can answer calls and do paperwork. I found this to be one of my best moves. With everything that was going on with my clients, hiring someone proved to be a wise move.

  • Find a paper management system that works for you, and stick to it

It can be crucial to find a system early on that can keep all your ducks in a row, and by ducks I mean paperwork. Financial services can be quite tough on paper usage and it can be very easy to weighed down by all the papers on your desk. If you are not prepared with a system, all that mess can come back to haunt you.

  • Be sure to stick to whatever office hours you set

You must have your hours set right from the beginning. Starting a financial planning practice and often means long hours during the initial years. Don’t forget to spend time doing important things in life, because a financial practice can be tough at the beginning. But running one shouldn’t run your life.

  • After determining who your ideal client would be, go to all their typical hangouts and familiarize yourself with them

See if you can become a speaker for any of these organizations or clubs. Be sure you go to them often. This way you won’t have to spend a lot of money on marketing because you will be in direct contact with potential clients.

Financial advising careers can be extremely rewarding. Now go have fun and live life like all the best financial planning advisors do!