Home financial planning Page 6
financial planning
Learn more about how wealth management professionals are successfully using our technology, where we’re showcasing our applications, who we’re innovating with and what leading industry publications are saying about us.
-
- avoiding mistakes
- client relationships
- financial advisors
Why is setting realistic expectations so important for advisors trying to build a successful practice?
Setting realistic, high but attainable expectations that can be successfully and consistently met and subsequently exceeded is a key metric to success for financial advisors. If expectations are high, but attainable, consistently exceeded with teamwork …
-
- avoiding mistakes
- client relationships
- financial advisors
What are some of the traits that make financial advisors essential to their clients?
Many of the traits that financial advisors utilize to become essential to their clients translate well into other fields. Mastering these skills, while avoiding some of the pitfalls that might also arise, takes time, patience, …
-
- Behavioral Economics
- decision making
- financial advisors
Behavioral Economics, Technology and Financial Well-being
by Ryan W. Smith Technology has created an inverse incentive when it comes to financial decision making, according to the first-year-end report by Common Cents Lab, associated with Duke University in conjunction MetLife Financial. The …
-
- Behavioral Economics
- decision making
- financial advisors
How do you convince more people to pay down debt quicker?
Simple word choices appeared to make a great difference, according to a report by Common Cents Lab, associated with Duke University. An example cited in the report is that asking people to “save money on …
-
- Behavioral Economics
- decision making
- financial advisors
What time of year are people most likely to deposit funds into their savings accounts?
A report by Common Cents Lab, associated with Duke University, found that the period each year where Americans are most likely to be open to saving money, talking about savings or setting up plans to …
-
- Behavioral Economics
- decision making
- financial advisors
Why has technology created an inverse incentive when it comes to financial decision making?
Technology has created an inverse incentive when it comes to financial decision making, according to the first-year-end report by Common Cents Lab, associated with Duke University in conjunction MetLife Financial, because it provides a level-playing …
-
- baby boomers
- client relationships
- financial advisors
Retirement Misinformation Causing Planning Difficulties
by Ryan W. Smith Successful retirement planning is a long-term committed aspiration and many Americans are having trouble meeting their retirement goals. The big reason so many are having difficulties saving for retirement is due …
-
- baby boomers
- client relationships
- financial advisors
What percentage can one withdrawal, on average, from their retirement savings without increasing their risk of outliving their savings?
Successful retirement planning is a long-term committed aspiration and many Americans are having trouble meeting their retirement goals. A late 2016 survey by Fidelity Investments showed that 53% overestimated the percentage of their initial retirement …
-
- baby boomers
- client relationships
- financial advisors
How many Americans know what they need to save for a successful retirement?
Successful retirement planning is a long-term committed aspiration and many Americans are having trouble meeting their retirement goals. A late 2016 survey by Fidelity Investments showed that 74% of survey respondents knew they needed to …