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| financial solutions advisor job description: Financial Peace Dave Ramsey, 2002-01-01 Dave Ramsey explains those scriptural guidelines for handling money. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Fundamentals of Credit and Credit Analysis Arnold Ziegel, 2015-01-14 Arnold Ziegel formed Mountain Mentors Associates after his retirement from a corporate banking career of more than 30 years at Citibank. The lessons learned from his experience in dealing with entrepreneurs, multinational corporations, highly leveraged companies, financial institutions, and structured finance, led to the development and delivery of numerous senior level credit risk training programs for major global financial institutions from 2002 through the present. This book was conceived and written as a result of the development of these courses and his experience as a corporate banker. It illustrates the fundamental issues of credit and credit analysis in a manner that tries to take away its mystery. The overriding theme of this book is that when an investor extends credit of any type, the goal is to get your money back, and with a return that is commensurate with the risk. The goal of credit analysis is not to make yes or no decisions about the extension of credit, but to identify the degree of risk associated with a particular obligor or a particular credit instrument. This is consistent with modern banking industry portfolio management and the rating systems of credit agencies. Once the riskiness of an obligor or credit instrument is established, it can be priced or structured to match the risk demands or investment criteria of the entity that is extending the credit. A simple quote from Mr. J. P. Morgan is used often in this text - Lending is not based primarily on money or property. No sir, the first thing is character. This statement represents one of the conflicts in modern credit analysis - that of models for decision making versus traditional credit analysis. The 2008 financial crisis was rooted in the mortgage backed securities business. Sophisticated models were used by investors, banks, and rating agencies to judge the credit worthiness of billions (and maybe trillions) of dollars worth of residential mortgage loans that were packaged into securities and distributed to investors. The models indicated that these securities would have very low losses. Of course, huge losses were incurred. Mr. Morgan had a good point. In this case is was both property and character. The properties that were the collateral for many of the mortgages had much less value than was anticipated. The valuation of the collateral was na�ve and flawed. Many assumptions were made that the value of homes would rise without pause. Many mortgage loans were made that were at or even above the appraised value of a residence.But character was a huge, perhaps larger, factor behind these losses. Many of the residential mortgage loans were made to individuals who knew that they did not have the income to make the required payments on the mortgages. Many of the mortgage brokers and lenders who made these loans also knew that many of the borrowers were not properly qualified. And, many of the bankers who securitized these loans also may have doubted the credit quality of some of the underlying mortgages. If bankers and rating agencies understood the extent of the fraud and lax standards in the fundamental loans backing the mortgage securities, or were willing to acknowledge it, the fiasco would not have occurred. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: 101 Careers in Healthcare Management Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPH, FACHE, Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, 2012-11-20 [A] digestible yet comprehensive resource describing the many career opportunities in healthcare management...[and] a valuable resource for current undergraduate and graduate students as well as career changers interested in pursing a job in the healthcare management field.--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Careers in health administration continue to grow despite an overall downturn in the economy. This is a field that offers tremendous job opportunities across the spectrum of healthcare delivery and payment organizations. 101 Careers in Healthcare Management is the only comprehensive guide to careers in health administration, ranging from entry-level management positions to the most senior executive opportunities. The guide clearly explains the responsibilities and duties of each of these careers and how they differ from other management jobs. It describes the integral role of healthcare administrators in creating and sustaining the systems that allow healthcare clinicians to do their best work. The book covers educational requirements, opportunities, traditional and nontraditional career pathways, and helps students assess whether they are temperamentally and intellectually suited to a career in healthcare management.Based on the most current data from the U.S. Department of Labor and professional societies in healthcare management, the guide describes careers in 14 different healthcare and related settings. These include long-term care, physician practices, commercial insurance, consulting firms, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, and biotechnology. Additionally, the book offers numerous interviews with health administrators, from those in entry-level positions to CEOs, to more vividly portray potential careers. Key Features: Presents the only comprehensive guide to all major employment opportunities in health administration Written in clear, jargon-free text Authored by two senior and highly respected leaders in health administration education Includes interviews with many different healthcare administrators at various types of organizations |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Renovating Retirement Charlie Jewett, 2016-05-01 The financial planning industry needs a spanking and I'm declaring myself the one to do it. I'm going to piss a lot of people off and I'm OK with that. I don't need you or anyone to like me. If you are an open-minded human being, interested in the truth, no matter how shocking it may be, you are going love this book. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Million Dollar Financial Services Practice David J. Mullen, 2013-02-13 If you’re an advisor, whether you need a push or not, and regardless if you’re new or old to the business, this guide will help add instant value to your practice. Using the proven method author David J. Mullen Jr. has taught at Merrill Lynch and is famous for in the industry, The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice guides aspiring brokers on their journey toward building a lucrative financial services practice. Templates, scripts, letters, and tried-and-true market action plans work together to give you the skills you need to get the appointment, convert prospects to clients, build relationships, retain clients, use niche marketing successfully, and increase the products and services each client uses. In The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice, you will gain insight into practical areas often overlooked by other industry guides, including: how to work in teams, how to train sales associates, and how to handle and overcome rejection. Updated with new strategies for acquiring affluent clients, the second edition of The Million-Dollar Financial Services Practice includes tips on offering wealth management services, using social media, leveraging alumni marketing, and targeting successful relators as clients to help today’s financial service professionals become top producers. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Smart Financial Advisor Bill Martin CFA, 2017-10-25 |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them Peter Mallouk, 2014-07-22 Identify mistakes standing in the way of investment success With so much at stake in investing and wealth management, investors cannot afford to keep repeating actions that could have serious negative consequences for their financial goals. The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them focuses on what investors do wrong so often so they can set themselves on the right path to success. In this comprehensive reference, readers learn to navigate the ever-changing variables and market dilemmas that often make investing a risky and daunting endeavor. Well-known and respected author Peter Mallouk shares useful investment techniques, discusses the importance of disciplined investment management, and pinpoints common, avoidable mistakes made by professional and everyday investors alike. Designed to provide a workable, sensible framework for investors, The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them encourages investors to refrain from certain negative actions, such as fighting the market, misunderstanding performance, and letting one's biases and emotions get in the way of investing success. Details the major mistakes made by professional and everyday investors Highlights the strategies and mindset necessary for navigating ever-changing variables and market dilemmas Includes useful investment techniques and discusses the importance of discipline in investment management A reliable resource for investors who want to make more informed choices, this book steers readers away from past investment errors and guides them in the right direction. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Woman on Top Karen Koenig, 2018-12-20 How to be successful in male dominated industries while retaining your femininity and grace. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The White Coat Investor James M. Dahle, 2014-01 Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection. This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won't find in other financial books. This book will teach you how to: Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation Use a Backdoor Roth IRA and Stealth IRA to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature Praise For The White Coat Investor Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place. - Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP(R), Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research. - William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor's Manifesto and seven other investing books This book should be in every career counselor's office and delivered with every medical degree. - Rick Van Ness, Author of Common Sense Investing The White Coat Investor provides an expert consult for your finances. I now feel confident I can be a millionaire at 40 without feeling like a jerk. - Joe Jones, DO Jim Dahle has done for physician financial illiteracy what penicillin did for neurosyphilis. - Dennis Bethel, MD An excellent practical personal finance guide for physicians in training and in practice from a non biased source we can actually trust. - Greg E Wilde, M.D Scroll up, click the buy button, and get started today! |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Ask a Manager Alison Green, 2018-05-01 From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor Team David J. Mullen, Jr., 2018-08-21 Based on interviews with fifteen top financial advisors, this priceless toolkit contains universal principles to guide both veteran and new financial professionals to immediate success. This book features two complete case studies, featuring a “best of the best” advisor whose incredible success showcases the power of all the book's principles working together in concert, and an account of a remarkable and inspiring career turn around that demonstrates it's never too late to reinvent yourself. The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor distills these success principles into thirteen distinct step-by-step lessons that teaches you: how to build and focus on client relationships, have a top advisor mindset, develop a long-term approach, and much more. Brimming with practical advice from author David J. Mullen and expert insights from his interview subjects, The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor equips any financial advisor to succeed--regardless of market conditions. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Client Psychology CFP Board, 2018-02-19 A Client-Centered approach to Financial Planning Practice built by Research for Practitioners The second in the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Series, Client Psychology explores the biases, behaviors, and perceptions that impact client decision-making and overall financial well-being. This book, written for practitioners, researchers, and educators, outlines the theory behind many of these areas while also explicitly stating how these related areas directly impact financial planning practice. Additionally, some chapters build an argument based solely upon theory while others will have exclusively practical applications. Defines an entirely new area of focus within financial planning practice and research: Client Psychology Serves as the essential reference for financial planners on client psychology Builds upon and expands the body of knowledge for financial planning Provides insight regarding the factors that impact client financial decision-making from a multidisciplinary approach If you’re a CFP® professional, researcher, financial advisor, or student pursuing a career in financial planning or financial services, this book deserves a prominent spot on your professional bookshelf. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: DIY Financial Advisor Wesley R. Gray, Jack R. Vogel, David P. Foulke, 2015-08-31 DIY Financial Advisor: A Simple Solution to Build and Protect Your Wealth DIY Financial Advisor is a synopsis of our research findings developed while serving as a consultant and asset manager for family offices. By way of background, a family office is a company, or group of people, who manage the wealth a family has gained over generations. The term 'family office' has an element of cachet, and even mystique, because it is usually associated with the mega-wealthy. However, practically speaking, virtually any family that manages its investments—independent of the size of the investment pool—could be considered a family office. The difference is mainly semantic. DIY Financial Advisor outlines a step-by-step process through which investors can take control of their hard-earned wealth and manage their own family office. Our research indicates that what matters in investing are minimizing psychology traps and managing fees and taxes. These simple concepts apply to all families, not just the ultra-wealthy. But can—or should—we be managing our own wealth? Our natural inclination is to succumb to the challenge of portfolio management and let an 'expert' deal with the problem. For a variety of reasons we discuss in this book, we should resist the gut reaction to hire experts. We suggest that investors maintain direct control, or at least a thorough understanding, of how their hard-earned wealth is managed. Our book is meant to be an educational journey that slowly builds confidence in one's own ability to manage a portfolio. We end our book with a potential solution that could be applicable to a wide-variety of investors, from the ultra-high net worth to middle class individuals, all of whom are focused on similar goals of preserving and growing their capital over time. DIY Financial Advisor is a unique resource. This book is the only comprehensive guide to implementing simple quantitative models that can beat the experts. And it comes at the perfect time, as the investment industry is undergoing a significant shift due in part to the use of automated investment strategies that do not require a financial advisor's involvement. DIY Financial Advisor is an essential text that guides you in making your money work for you—not for someone else! |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Big Retirement Risk Erin Botsford, 2012 Packed with the best strategies to manage wealth in retirement, this book helps readers live the life they have always envisioned - without risk of running out of money. It shows readers how to become informed, wise investors - avoiding common pitfalls, challenging the status quo, and refusing to take advice blindly. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Series 7 Study Guide Series 7 Exam Prep Review Team, 2017-11-07 Series 7 Study Guide: Test Prep Manual & Practice Exam Questions for the FINRA Series 7 Licence Exam Developed for test takers trying to achieve a passing score on the Series 7 exam, this comprehensive study guide includes: -Quick Overview -Test-Taking Strategies -Introduction to the Series 7 Exam -Regulatory Requirements -Knowledge of Investor Profile -Opening and Maintaining Customer Accounts -Business Conduct Knowledge & Suitable Recommendations -Orders and Transactions in Customer Accounts -Professional Conduct and Ethical Considerations -Primary Marketplace -Secondary Marketplace -Principal Factors Affecting Securities, Markets, and Prices -Analysis of Securities and Markets -Equity Securities -Debt Securities -Packaged Securities and Managed Investments -Options -Retirement Plans -Custodial, Edcation, and Health Savings -Practice Questions -Detailed Answer Explanations Each section of the test has a comprehensive review that goes into detail to cover all of the content likely to appear on the Series 7 exam. The practice test questions are each followed by detailed answer explanations. If you miss a question, it's important that you are able to understand the nature of your mistake and how to avoid making it again in the future. The answer explanations will help you to learn from your mistakes and overcome them. Understanding the latest test-taking strategies is essential to preparing you for what you will expect on the exam. A test taker has to not only understand the material that is being covered on the test, but also must be familiar with the strategies that are necessary to properly utilize the time provided and get through the test without making any avoidable errors. Anyone planning to take the Series 7 exam should take advantage of the review material, practice test questions, and test-taking strategies contained in this study guide. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Managing The Professional Service Firm David H. Maister, 2012-12-11 Professional service firms differ from other business enterprises in two distinct ways: first they provide highly customised services thus cannot apply many of the management principles developed for product-based industries. Second, professional services are highly personalised, involving the skills of individuals. Such firms must therefore compete not only for clients but also for talented professionals. Drawing on more than ten years of research and consulting to these unique and creative companies, David Maister explores issues ranging from marketing and business development to multinational strategies, human resources policies to profit improvement, strategic planning to effective leadership. While these issues can be complex, Maister simplifies them by recognising that 'every professional service firm in the world, regardless of size, specific profession, or country of operation, has the same mission statement: outstanding service to clients, satisfying careers for its people and financial success for its owners.' |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Truth about Money Ric Edelman, 2005 Explaining difficult concepts in plain English with a breezy style, this third edition has new material covering new tax laws, retirement savings strategies, a chapter on identity theft, and question-and-answer sidebars. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Successful Hiring for Financial Planners Caleb Brown, 2018-01-18 From determining your hiring needs, to crafting an effective job description, identifying and vetting top talent, to making the right compensation offer, Successful Hiring for Financial Planners is a straightforward guide that provides practical wisdom and real-world experience for how to effectively execute the hiring process for your first (or next) financial planning hire in your growing advisory firm. Inside this guide you will learn: • How to develop an appealing career track • When you should begin the hiring process • How to let your firm's culture recruit for you • The art and science of screening candidates • How to overcome common hiring struggles • Practical tips to handle underperformers • How to develop a succession plan Successful Hiring for Financial Planners delivers a comprehensive plan to help your firm grow so you can serve the consumers who are in need of your guidance the most. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Global Findex Database 2017 Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Leora Klapper, Dorothe Singer, Saniya Ansar, 2018-04-19 In 2011 the World Bank—with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—launched the Global Findex database, the world's most comprehensive data set on how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. Drawing on survey data collected in collaboration with Gallup, Inc., the Global Findex database covers more than 140 economies around the world. The initial survey round was followed by a second one in 2014 and by a third in 2017. Compiled using nationally representative surveys of more than 150,000 adults age 15 and above in over 140 economies, The Global Findex Database 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution includes updated indicators on access to and use of formal and informal financial services. It has additional data on the use of financial technology (or fintech), including the use of mobile phones and the Internet to conduct financial transactions. The data reveal opportunities to expand access to financial services among people who do not have an account—the unbanked—as well as to promote greater use of digital financial services among those who do have an account. The Global Findex database has become a mainstay of global efforts to promote financial inclusion. In addition to being widely cited by scholars and development practitioners, Global Findex data are used to track progress toward the World Bank goal of Universal Financial Access by 2020 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The database, the full text of the report, and the underlying country-level data for all figures—along with the questionnaire, the survey methodology, and other relevant materials—are available at www.worldbank.org/globalfindex. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Full Moon Over Freedom Angelina M. Lopez, 2023-09-05 Angelina Lopez is the new queen of small-town romance—and of our hearts! —SIERRA SIMONE, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Merry Little Meet Cute Gillian Armstead-Bancroft—Pride of the East Side and once-perfect bruja, wife, and mother—is going to spend her summer getting good at being bad. The first time she left Freedom, Kansas, behind, she did it by doing everything right. This time, she’ll hide from the large Mexican American family welcoming her home and work in secret to break the curse that’s erased her magical life. Only by doing it all wrong can Gillian get herself and her two children away from the ghosts of her hometown by summer’s end. Nicky Mendoza is an answer to her prayers. He was the practical solution to the problem of her virginity when they were younger, and now, as a gorgeous artist in town for only a weekend, he’s the ideal man to launch her down the path of ruination. But Gillian isn’t the only one who’s cursed. Nicky has been plagued by his furtive, enduring love for her as long as he’s been haunted by his cadejo, the phantom black dog that stalks his psyche. He’ll stick around to be whatever Gillian needs him to be this summer—but he won't touch her. Touching her, then watching her leave again, would ruin him for good. Milagro Street Book 1: After Hours on Milagro Street Book 2: Full Moon Over Freedom |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Ensemble Practice P. Palaveev, 2012-10-02 A detailed road map for wealth managers who want to build an ensemble firm or team and achieve sustained growth, profitability and high valuations Why do ten percent of wealth management firms grow faster than the rest of the industry, often despite the turbulence of the markets? The answer, according to industry consultant and researcher, P. Palaveev, is that the most successful firms are those which, create and promote a team-based service model that serves as the foundation of their enterprise. Find out how and why a team-based service model can play a decisive role in the future growth and sustained success of your wealth management firm Discover the key factors for building a successful ensemble firm and profit from the best practices top team-based firms employ Profit from the author's years of experience working with the world's top wealth management firms and the data he has compiled as a pre-eminent industry researcher Learn about the various organizational structures, partnership models and career path options and how to put them to work building an ensemble practice Get the lowdown on how the savviest traditional broker-dealer firms have formed dynamic ensemble teams within their organizations and learn of the results they've achieved |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Q4 Quest for Financial Advisors Chris Cahill, Trevor Bonnell, 2020-08-14 Are you ready to transform your daily life into a true adventure? Are you ready to find the secret to winning in real life? The Q4 Quest is the four-part journey that you might be just what you have been looking for. Uncover how top performers are developing their best practices. Through the parables of unlikely hero Papa Joe, follow this four-part journey through psychology, science, and sales to learn how to transform your business and your life forever. And what’s more, it’s fun. Just like a video game, you can level up and uncover new opportunities to begin winning, today. Utilize the interactive online experience along with the personal workbook, completing exercises, setting goals, and performing critical self-assessments. In doing so, you will uncover the secrets for yourself. And it’s called Q4. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Roaring 2000'S Harry S. Dent, 1999-07-15 In his bestselling book, The Great Boom Ahead, published in 1993, Harry Dent, one of the world's most prescient economic prognosticators, stood practically alone in forecasting a new age of prosperity emerging in the 1990s and extending into the new century. Dent foresaw a booming stock market, falling mortgage rates, and the resurgence of America as the premier global economic superpower. All of his predictions have come to fruition. Now, in The Roaring 2000s, Dent focuses his visionary eye on the full spectrum of changes that will follow in the wake of the burgeoning turn-of-the-century economy. According to Dent, how and where we work and live is about to change more drastically than at any time in our history due to the convergence of the mainstreaming of the Internet and other technologies and the peak spending years of the aging baby boomers. This will result in nothing less than the greatest boom in history and an unprecedented opportunity for investors and entrepreneurs, great buys in real estate, and a wealth of high-quality lifestyle choices for the savvy people who anticipate these changes. We will we such rapid and exciting change as we have not seen since the dizzying pace of the productivity revolution unleashed by the assembly line in the Roaring Twenties. Dent not only offers detailed investment strategies aimed at exploiting the coming boom for the next fifteen years but he also explains future trends in the job market, technology, demographics, and real estate. He foresees the next great population migration and explores the radically different business and organizational structures that will be the offspring of the Information Age. At the crux of these changes is the fundamental shift to a new network model wherein front-line human browsers focus on intimately understanding the needs of a unique segment of customers and coordinate the products or expertise of specialized back-line human servers to customize solutions. With new research tools applied to the trends that have developed within the last few years, The Roaring 2000s reveals concrete predictions and indepth insights into the next decade, including: A Dow that continues to soar and will eventually reach at least 21,500, and possibly 35,000, by the year 2008 The importance of gazelles, small- to medium-sized, high-growth companies, which today are creating most of of the jobs in this country The rapid future economic development in countries in die Far East, South America, and Eastern Europe, and select areas of Africa, and what that means for investment, employment, and business growth opportunities now The Roaring 2000s also describes the lifestyle changes these developments will inspire, including: The New American Deam -- why changing techologies could mean a return to small-town living and which nine types of boomtowns will offer the highest quality of life in the decades ahead Investment strategies that will help readers get the most out of a rapidly changing world It is essential, Dent explains, to understand the magnitude and nature of the forces changing our economy and lifestyles in order to take advantage of the invaluable, emerging opportunities for significantly improving ones quality of life. The Roaring 2000s is a necessary guidebook to the not-so-distant future. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Succession Planning for Financial Advisors David Grau, Sr., 2014-06-02 This book is going to challenge you and everything you think you know about succession planning. For independent advisors, succession planning is quickly becoming the cornerstone to a strategic growth strategy designed to perpetuate their business and their income streams beyond their own lifetime, while providing a multi-generational service platform that attracts and rewards younger advisors. This makes succession planning one of the most, if not the most, important practice management tools in this industry today. As an independent financial advisor, now is the time to address the question of what will happen to your practice and your clients after you “exit the building.” In most cases, the answers are right in front of you. Thankfully, Succession Planning for Financial Advisors: Building an Enduring Business has arrived to transform today’s practices into businesses designed to endure and prosper and serve generations of clients. Learn how to create a “Lifestyle Succession Plan” that can provide a lifetime of income and benefits to the founder even as he/she gradually retires on the job Unlock the power of equity management – the best planning and building tool an independent advisor owns Learn how to attract and retain the best of the next generation to help you build a great business and to support your succession plans and care for your clients and their families Determine precisely when to start a formal succession plan and related continuity plan so that your business can work for you when you need it most Understand why succession planning and selling your business are completely different strategies, but how they can complement each other when used correctly 95% of independent financial service professionals are one owner practices. To the positive, these practices are among the most valuable professional service models in America. But almost all advisors are assembling their practices using the wrong tools – tools borrowed from historically successful, but vastly different models including wirehouses, broker-dealers, and even OSJ’s and branch managers. Revenue sharing, commission splitting and other eat-what-you-kill compensation methods dominate the independent sector and virtually ensure that today’s independent practices, if left unchanged, will not survive the end of their founder’s career. It is time to change course and this book provides the map and the details to help you do just that. For independent practice owners and staff members, advisors who want to transition to independence, as well as accountants, attorneys, coaches and others involved in the financial services space, there are invaluable lessons to be learned from Succession Planning for Financial Advisors. Written by the leading succession planning expert in the financial services industry, former securities regulator, M&A specialist, and founder of the nationally recognized consulting and equity management firm, FP Transitions, David Grau Sr., JD, has created an unmatched resource that will have an enduring and resounding impact on an entire industry. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Who's Watching Your Money? Jack Waymire, 2004-03-31 Praise for Who's Watching Your Money? The biggest decision every investor faces is the selection of a trustworthy financial advisor. It is also one of the toughest. There is a lot at stake: your assets and your financial future. So, it pays to make the right choice. With almost one million financial advisors in America, how can you pick the right one? Waymire has the perfect answer. -Paul B. Farrell, JD, PhD, columnist, CBS Marketwatch.com Don't let blind trust determine your financial future. Read Who's Watching Your Money? and learn how you can overcome the daunting task of finding a competent, trustworthy financial advisor. Who's Watching Your Money? is an invaluable guide for the millions of investors who have either unknowingly selected a poor-quality advisor or have yet to find someone to help them achieve their financial goals. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book skillfully describes the problems associated with finding, evaluating, selecting, and monitoring a financial advisor. To guide you on your journey, Who's Watching Your Money? outlines The 17 Paladin Principles. These proven principles-developed by author Jack Waymire-provide a summary solution that will dramatically increase the probability of finding a quality advisor to help secure your financial future. Knowledge is power, and after reading Who's Watching Your Money?, you'll be empowered to take control of your financial future before you run out of time. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Ten Years to Midnight Blair H. Sheppard, 2020-08-04 “Shows how humans have brought us to the brink and how humanity can find solutions. I urge people to read with humility and the daring to act.” —Harpal Singh, former Chair, Save the Children, India, and former Vice Chair, Save the Children International In conversations with people all over the world, from government officials and business leaders to taxi drivers and schoolteachers, Blair Sheppard, global leader for strategy and leadership at PwC, discovered they all had surprisingly similar concerns. In this prescient and pragmatic book, he and his team sum up these concerns in what they call the ADAPT framework: Asymmetry of wealth; Disruption wrought by the unexpected and often problematic consequences of technology; Age disparities--stresses caused by very young or very old populations in developed and emerging countries; Polarization as a symptom of the breakdown in global and national consensus; and loss of Trust in the institutions that underpin and stabilize society. These concerns are in turn precipitating four crises: a crisis of prosperity, a crisis of technology, a crisis of institutional legitimacy, and a crisis of leadership. Sheppard and his team analyze the complex roots of these crises--but they also offer solutions, albeit often seemingly counterintuitive ones. For example, in an era of globalization, we need to place a much greater emphasis on developing self-sustaining local economies. And as technology permeates our lives, we need computer scientists and engineers conversant with sociology and psychology and poets who can code. The authors argue persuasively that we have only a decade to make headway on these problems. But if we tackle them now, thoughtfully, imaginatively, creatively, and energetically, in ten years we could be looking at a dawn instead of darkness. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies Ivan M. Illan, 2018-11-13 A must-have reference for financial advisors In 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 firm Brimming with practical expert advice, Success as a Financial Advisor For Dummies is a priceless success tool for any wannabe or experienced financial advisor. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Essential Advisor Bill Crager, Jay Hummel, 2016-05-02 Leverage the financial services evolution to maximize your firm's value The Essential Advisor presents an insightful handbook for advisors looking to navigate the changing face of financial services. The industry is evolving, consumers are evolving, and many advisors are being left behind as old methods become less and less relevant. This book shows you how to turn this shift into a positive, by positioning your firm to maximize these new opportunities, and deliver the results and experience increasingly expected of financial advisors. You'll learn how to provide the transparency, hands-on interaction, and around-the-clock access today's clients demand, and how to consistently deliver service that robo-advisors cannot duplicate. Emerging technologies do not have to be a threat to your practice—they are tools that represent opportunities to provide greater service to your clients, and smart technology integration will be a hallmark of firms that survive the shift. This guide provides a clear vision of the future of financial services, and an indispensable management framework for maximizing your firm's future value. Advisors are increasingly confused about what clients are seeking, and clients are equally confused about what advisory firms offer that alternatives cannot. This book helps clear the air on both sides by examining the client's perspective of financial services, and helping advisors better communicate their strengths. Articulate the value of your services Leverage new technology to complement your practice Capitalize on opportunities and maximize your firm's value Position your firm to benefit from the changing consumer population Financial advisors can only grow their businesses if clients know what they do, know how to hire them, and can access them affordably. The Essential Advisor shows you to bring your firm into the future successfully. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Wealth Solution Steven Atkinson, Joni Clark, Alex Potts, 2013-06-15 Our goal in writing this book is to give you the tools you need to make smarter financial decisions and avoid the mistakes that too often trip up investors. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Emotional Investor Jay Mooreland, 2015-09-09 Do you think you're a rational investor? Most people do. But the truth is that we are all Emotional Investors. Our emotions often cause us to make hasty and unwise decisions that lead to poor performance. In this insightful book, speaker and behavioral economist Jay Mooreland reveals the hidden emotional biases that affect our actions. He explains the oft-neglected role of the emotions in our investing, and blazes the path to a sustainable investment strategy that embraces (instead of ignores) our emotions. If you care about investing wisely and profitably, The Emotional Investor is a must-read. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: What Your Financial Advisor Isn't Telling You Liz Davidson, 2016-01-05 Protect your money with this “accessible and practical” guide to hiring and working with financial advisors (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Hiring a trained expert to safeguard and grow your wealth seems like a foolproof decision, but it can go awry for many people. You should never blindly trust that your advisor has your best interests at heart—and while there are many benefits to working with a financial pro, there are some things you should know first. Drawing on her insider’s knowledge of how the financial advice profession really works, Liz Davidson shows how to judge whether an advisor is going to help or harm your savings. This no-nonsense guide covers questions such as: How should you decide if you really need an advisor? What financial moves can you make without their help? What important questions should you ask before trusting them with your money? What are the red flags you should run from? What does all their jargon really mean? Learn how to take control of your financial well-being—either with a financial advisor or without one. “This book is mandatory reading for anyone who wants a better understanding of how to manage their money.” —Mary Beth Franklin, InvestmentNews “Valuable tools for managing one’s personal finances for maximum results.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review |
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| financial solutions advisor job description: Investments Don't Hug Mark Bertrang, 2016-12-31 This IS NOT a boring discussion of life insurance written for actuaries, accountants and attorneys. Instead, it's a collection of love stories told through the words of husbands and wives, moms, dads, and their families of how each was forever impacted by an act of love demonstrated through the simple purchase of a life insurance policy. Important lessons are woven through these real stories, instead of imaginary accounts where everything goes right and there's always a happy ending. Sometimes life is difficult, but a disciplined thoughtful approach may prepare your family to preserve their respect and dignity even during the most challenging circumstances. These stories share the pain, anxiety and joy experienced by loved ones while illuminating the tools that you can use to take charge of your own financial life for the certainty and security for those you love. As you read Investments Don't Hug, have a highlighter nearby to mark important passages, and a pen at hand to make notes within the margins of its pages. It's also wise to have a box of tissues close by, as you pause to take in the emotional significance of its message through the tears shed by the narrators and the author. An important virtue will come through loud and clear; expressing love for your spouse and love for your children by taking the important steps to insure that your love will continue on, by protecting and sheltering the lives of those you love from the financial losses that often occur by your own death. This journey takes you through the lives of couples and their families while providing gentle lessons on how life insurance actually works, how much you may want to own and what type you may wish to purchase. Mark Bertrang, CLU(R), ChFC(R) is the creator of the Financialoscopy(R). As a professional communicator, broadcasting was his first career, but for more than a generation Mark has communicated the message of financial security. Engaging audiences at financial conferences and industry meetings throughout the country provides an outlet to share his passionate message. His desire is for all advisors to serve their clients with the same passion, gentleness and care. Bertrang's practice centers on listening-believing that to truly understand a client takes more than a spreadsheet of numbers. Engaging a person's values, passions, and fears is often the most important part of achieving measurable success for families. It is Bertrang's belief that the life insurance contract is a 'love covenant' put into a written document that allows your love to act as the foundation to continue beyond death. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Financial Advisor's Success Manual David Leo, Craig Cmiel, 2017-12-07 Do you want to become a million-dollar financial advisor, boost client satisfaction, and dramatically expand your business? This book provides all the answers and strategies you need to do just that. Complete with proven techniques, expert insights, and practical tips to maximize your profitability, The Financial Advisor’s Success Manual will show you how to break the cycle of moderate growth by teaching you how to: Develop a differentiation strategy Define and implement your six core client-facing processes Balance the cost of services with the value delivered Enhance client loyalty Perfect your personal marketing and sales approach You didn’t start your financial services firm with a goal of modest gains. So don’t settle for that! By implementing the methodologies and strategies in this manual, you can grow your business beyond your wildest expectations--all while serving your clients better. |
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| financial solutions advisor job description: Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2012 Census Bureau, U. S. Department of Commerce, 2011-09 The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. The latter function is served by the introductory text to each section, the source note appearing below each table, and Appendix I, which comprises the Guide to Sources of Statistics, the Guide to State Statistical Abstracts, and the Guide to Foreign Statistical Abstracts. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Rewirement Jamie P Hopkins, 2021-04-27 Common misconceptions, assumptions, and behavioral biases often prevent people from building robust and flexible retirement plans-and this is an enormous problem. If you don't know your decisions are based on false assumptions, how can you avoid making serious mistakes? Rewirement: Rewiring the Way You Think about Retirement! offers a solution. Under the expert guidance of Jamie P. Hopkins, Esq., CFP(R), RICP(R), you'll learn to identify problems that might sabotage your savings while learning how to build and implement the retirement plan you need. The 2nd Edition of Rewirement goes even further in the behavioral traps that might set you on the wrong path for retirement. Additionally, the book has been updated to address changes in tax laws, retirement planning, and public policy that have taken place over the last few years. Considered one of the top forty financial services professionals under the age of forty by InvestmentNews, and as a top young attorney by the American Bar Association, Hopkins provides an accessible and actionable ten-step process for building your retirement income plan. You'll discover the basics of retirement planning, details on Social Security, tax diversification strategies, how to tap into home equity, and how best to use employer-sponsored plans. At the same time, you'll learn how to prepare for long-term care while protecting yourself against market risks. Essential reading for anyone who needs to make quality financial decisions, Rewirement lays out the process needed to develop a retirement income plan in easily understood steps. Do you need to rewire your retirement thinking? Would you know if you did? |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Good Financial Advisor Dennis Morin, 2008-08 The Good Financial Advisor Nearly everyone dreams of achieving financial independence, the culmination of wealth accumulation that allows us to work because we want to, not because we have to. And everyone deserves a chance to realize their dreams. You can attempt to reach financial independence on your own, a difficult but doable task, filled with rewards when successfully completed. Or, you can choose to use the services of a competent, experienced and ethical professional, a person I call the Good Financial Advisor, who can be your guide on the journey. This book is written for those who want to use the services of the Good Financial Advisor, but need help in finding and working with the right person. If you are ready to find your Good Financial Advisor and begin the journey to financial independence, read on and prepare for a change in your life. With this book, you will now have the ability to understand the world of financial services and financial advisors in order to achieve the goals important to you. A wonderful and financially secure future awaits you. Dennis L. Morin is a Certified Financial Planner(R) who runs his own financial services business in CT. He has over 20 years experience in finance and investing, and spent ten years in corporate finance prior to starting his own business. The financial planning profession is his passion. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: The Million-dollar Financial Advisor David J. Mullen (Jr.), 2010 The best financial advisors are well equipped to succeed regardless of market conditions. Based on interviews with fifteen top advisors, each doing several million dollars worth of business every year, The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor distills their universal success principles into thirteen distinct lessons. Each is explained step-by step for immediate application by veteran and new financial professionals alike. The lessons cover: * Building and focusing on client relationships * Having a top advisor mindset * Developing a long-term approach * Specialization * Marketing * And much more The book also features two complete case studies. First there is the best of the best advisor whose incredible success showcases the power of all the book's principles working together in concert. The second is an account of a remarkable and inspiring career turn around and demonstrates that it's never too late to reinvent oneself. Brimming with practical advice from the author and expert insights from his interview subjects, The Million-Dollar Financial Advisor is a priceless success tool for any and all financial advisors. |
| financial solutions advisor job description: Research in Education , 1968 |
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