“Getting your house in order” is a general term for arranging affairs and problem-solving. It can be applied to a number of different situations and those who “have their house in order” are thought to have it all figured out. While many of your clients may have their...

“Mindset” is a buzzword that gets a lot of attention these days. As an independent advisor, it can be easy to assume that mindset is simply positive thinking and can be summed up by quotes you find posted on Pinterest. For this reason, many advisors fail to understand...

Do you have clients who have gotten burned by lending money to a family member? It’s a common financial problem that I see with my clients (and my friends) all the time. Whether they decide to actually loan the money pr not, simply being asked for a loan by a family...

Do you have clients who are near or in middle age? If you’re like me, you have a number of clients in their 40s and 50s who have recently sent or will soon be sending their last child off to college or to pursue a career. As we all know, this can trigger some emotions...

You probably are well aware of my belief that teaching your clients about the foundations of investing is important to maximizing your relationship, right? As I’ve covered in my last couple of posts, educating your clients on issues such as timelines for financial...

Hello, advisors, and welcome back to my series of blogs on the foundations of investments. In our first blog, we talked about the importance of teaching your clients about timelines for their goals and how to match up the right saving/investing plans to help them...