Network FP Thinktank is an Online Professional Journal by Network FP wherein we share the articles written by top-class financial advisors and industry thought leaders from across India and the world.
Don’t wait for elephants to send you clients for FP
Sadique Neelgund
February 27, 2011
Reading Time: 6 minutes For us to succeed as financial planners and this profession to take deper roots, the consumers should know what is financial planning, how it can benefit them and who is the right person to do it for them. Although government can make a huge impact if they act fast and firm on this issue, I dont think we as FPs should sit and wait for this to happen. Financial Literacy is too big a cause and we all can contribute in our individual capacities.
Read MoreEasiest way to make tough clients pay FP fees
Sadique Neelgund
February 21, 2011
Reading Time: 5 minutes Clients pay us when they see some concrete value in our services, we need to quantify the value in some way. Here is one of the ways to show prospects the value that we can bring to table. many people have a habit of procastinating and they know it – show prospective clients what they might loose by not getting a financial plan done “now”.
Read MoreUse FP Pyramid to prioritize goals for confused souls
Sadique Neelgund
February 20, 2011
Reading Time: 5 minutes Setting and prioritizing goals is a very critical step, client’s expectation from a financial planner depends on this step and helps you both to be on a common page. Usually clients talk about primary goals but when you expose them to Financial Planning Pyramid approach, they understand the bigger picture of financial planning and also differentiate you from other financial intermediaries.
Read MoreI took up FP because I failed bigtime at HDFC & Citi
Sadique Neelgund
February 15, 2011
Reading Time: 3 minutes I am often asked by my friends, family and associates how did I venture into this new field of financial planning. Unlike many in this profession now, my entry into Financial Planning has been by chance rather than by transition.
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