Chinese Americans are great at saving, according to research from Wells Fargo, but fewer than half of survey respondents have a written financial plan.
A successful client/adviser relationship is 50% about investments and 50% about trust, according to Stacey Haefele, CEO of HNW, a marketing and technology firm.
Terminations, retirements and those exiting the industry by choice have all taken their toll on the adviser headcount, which slipped 1.4% in the past year.
A survey of retirement plan advisers (called “consultants” in the study) said they must make changes if they want to increase sales and retain more business.
In light of National Retirement Planning Week, April 8 to 12, industry experts share their thoughts about how advisers can foster employees’ retirement success.
The future for advisers includes more fiduciary responsibility and a focus on participant outcomes, said panelists at PLANADVISER’s 2013 Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers seminar on Wednesday.
Nationwide Financial takes on client fears and retirement planning challenges in “Let’s Face It Together,” a newly launched campaign that supports advisers.
Advisers are discovering that demonstrating better retirement plan outcomes through plan design is the ticket to differentiating themselves in a competitive industry.