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Practice Development Congress – Event Blog

Insights from successful fee-only advisory practices

By Moderated by Sue Viskovic, Managing Director, Elixir Consulting

Panel discussion provides insights and practical tools for developing sustainable practice development programmes that support advisers & businesses Read on...

Published 8 April 10 Tagged with: best practices

Building a transition plan and setting a minimum

By The Adviser Partnership Programme - Legg Mason

These papers published by Legg Mason as part of The Adviser Partnership Programnme (TAPP) outline the process of transitioning to a fee-based business including a worksheet to set a minimum asset level and transitioning timeline.

PDF file (Adobe Acrobat is required).

Published 1 April 10 Tagged with: transition to fee based businesstapp

Podcast interview: Jim Stackpool on pricing advice

By Jim Stackpool, Strategic Consulting & Training, interviewed by John Wilkinson

Jim Stackpool, Managing Director of Strategic Consulting and Training, speaks on advice pricing on the sidelines of Practice Development Congress in March 2010 in Melbourne. He is interviewed by John Wilkinson on behalf of Dealers' Group. Read on...

Published 19 March 10 Tagged with: jim stackpoolpricing

Podcast interview: US experience of transitioning to fee-only advice

By Bill Baldwin interviewed by John Wilkinson

Bill Baldwin, the current Chair of NAPFA in the US, the body that represents fee-for-service advisers and who also runs his own practice - Pillar Financial Advisers out of Boston discusses fee-only advice market in US. Read on...

Published 19 March 10 Tagged with: bill baldwin

Podcast interview: Sustainable fee-only advice firm

By Neil Kendall, Tupicoffs interviewed by John Wilkinson

Neil Kendall of Tupicoffs discusses change management, best practices and issues in transitioning to a fee-only advice practice. He is interviewed by John Wilkinson on behalf of Dealers' Group on the sidelines of Practice Development Congress. Read on...

Published 19 March 10 Tagged with: neil kendall

Pricing advice on value

By Jim Stackpool, Managing Director, Strategic Consullting & Training Pty. Ltd.

Based on his book - What Price Advice, Jim Stackpool covered covered 5 pricing frameworks, 5 core pricing principles, 3 premium pricing principles, 6 quoting principles, and 2 breakthrough principles. Read on...

Published 15 March 10 Tagged with: pricing advice

Insights from a leading Australian fee-only advice firm

By Neil Kendall, Managing Director, Tupicoffs

Neil Kendall of Tupicoffs on his firm's story of building a sustainable fee-only advice - lessons in pricing, value proposition, Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: tupicoffs

Building a world class wealth management business

By William Baldwin, Managing Director, Pillar Financial Advice (USA) and current Chair, NAPFA

Covers best practice advisory, approaches to wealth management, and key business building activities for growth. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: best practice advisory

Value propositions: - lead adviser, personal CFO or virtual family office?

By Panel discussion moderated by JohnMcCormack

Covers value propositions, pricing and engagement. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: value propositions

F4S - The Next Steps

By Peter Leggett, Managing Director, Arrive Wealth Management

Covers practicalities and deliverables, value, positioning, payment and other issues. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: f4sfee for service

Sustainable business planning for fee-only practices

By Andrew Mackenzie, CEO, Shirlaws Australia

Covers business model, competitive advantage, positioning and 4Ps of an advisory practice. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: pricingpackaging

Focusing on the future - building a high performance culture in your firm

By Stephen Smith, Director, Prova Profiling

Stephen Smith helped participants identify their own DiSC personality profile, how to analyse it and work with people having other profiles, team building and a module on stress management Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: prova profilingleadershipteam building

Fee-only advice revolution

By William Baldwin, Managing Director, Pillar Financial Advice (USA) and current Chair, NAPFA

Highlights the practices and techniques employed by the most successful and profitable fee-only practices throughout the NAPFA network, and examine specific issues in service delivery and pricing. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: fee only advice

Benchmarking against the industry best

By Tony Stephens, Business Health Pty. Ltd.

Results from over 2000 advisory firms who have undergone "HealthCheck" over the past two years would be shared to provide insights about practice operations. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: benchmarkinghealthcheckbusiness health

Creating a business development culture across your practice

By Sue Viskovic, Managing Director, Elixir Consulting

Covers designing practical business development programmes that works, implementing a business development model that supports your growth plans, and establishing clear roles and accountability for business development. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: business developmentpractice development

Emotional intelligence: - A close up look at money and emotions

By Brian Fitzpatrick, Headspace

Covers how to apply emotional intelligence in client relationships, review and refine skills to engage clients through their emotions. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: emotional intelligenceei

Having great rapport with clients

By Murray Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Discover Performance Management

This session takes you through practical applications of your approach to meeting, greeting, positioning and becoming client focussed early in business meetings. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: rapport with clients

Leadership for enterprising fee-only practices

By Tony Gattari, Founder, Achievers Group

This session will address some practical strategies and tactics for defining leadership and methods for appropriately applying human capital planning. Read on...

Published 26 February 10 Tagged with: leadership