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We all know that the advisor who offers the most comprehensive services is the most indespensible to their clients and commands the highest compensation.

My goal with this blog is to share tools and resources to help financial advisors offer even more fully comprehensive financial services to their clients.


All the best in Implementing,
Mark

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Client Service

Jan 25, 2012

How Many Client Meetings Should a Financial Advisor Have Annually?

by Mark Little — last modified Jan 26, 2012 12:05 AM

How often should financial advisors meet with clients? We’ve done the research and discovered a proactive annual 3-meeting cycle works best to meet the needs of your clients. read more...

Jan 23, 2012

A Script for Financial Advisors Who Want to Offer More Comprehensive Services

by Mark Little — last modified Jan 24, 2012 12:05 AM

Want to change how you do business? Script out your conversation before talking with your clients so you clearly present the benefits and your delivery will be smooth, heartfelt, and thorough. read more...

Jan 18, 2012

Financial Advisors – Can You Clearly Articulate What You Deliver to Clients?

by Mark Little — last modified Jan 19, 2012 12:05 AM

Defining your “deliverables” helps trusted financial advisors explain the many specific things they offer clients when providing comprehensive financial services. read more...

Jan 09, 2012

The Value of Offering Comprehensive Financial Services

by Mark Little — last modified Jan 10, 2012 12:05 AM

A small list of the tremendous value a financial advisor provides clients when comprehensive financial services are offered. read more...

Dec 14, 2011

The Question Financial Advisors Should Ask at the First Meeting with New Clients

by Mark Little — last modified Dec 15, 2011 12:05 AM

There’s one important question you must ask your clients so that you, as their trusted advisor, can help them achieve their goals. read more...

Dec 12, 2011

How Trusted Advisors “Get It” So Their Clients Feel Understood

by Mark Little — last modified Dec 13, 2011 12:05 AM

Walking in your clients’ shoes and defining how you solve their problems will make you trusted as a financial advisor. read more...

Nov 30, 2011

Financial Advisors – Are All Your Team Members In the Loop?

by Mark Little — last modified Dec 01, 2011 12:00 AM

Your team members will never miss another relevant piece of information when you standardize your form of communication. read more...

Nov 23, 2011

Financial Advisors - Does it Matter What Car Your Client Buys?

by Mark Little — last modified Nov 24, 2011 12:00 AM

Providing comprehensive financial services even means advising your clients on the purchase of a vehicle. Adding a vehicle-purchasing consultant to your team may be just what your business needs. read more...

Oct 13, 2011

7 Keys to Measuring Your Team’s Performance

by Mark Little — last modified Oct 13, 2011 12:00 PM

The old saying that you can't control what you can't measure is certainly true. read more...

Sep 23, 2011

What is the Solution Log™ and Why Utilize it?

by Mark Little — last modified Sep 23, 2011 12:00 PM

The Solution Log™ is a simple spreadsheet designed to track step-by step action items taken to resolve any problems. read more...

Sep 20, 2011

The Importance of Utilizing the Interaction Log™

by Mark Little — last modified Sep 20, 2011 12:00 PM

What's Important About Knowing The Details Of Your Deliverables Team Members’ Interactions With Ideal Clients? read more...

Aug 23, 2011

What Comes After The Five Critical Reports™?

by Mark Little — last modified Aug 23, 2011 12:00 PM

If these Five Critical Reports™ (formerly known as The Five Mini-Deliverables™) are implemented first, what do we implement next? read more...

Jul 22, 2011

Key Financial Plans Essential to your Best-in-Class Deliverables Team

by Mark Little — last modified Jul 22, 2011 12:00 PM

Imagine how building a Best-In-Class team of experts would positively contribute to a growing client base and thriving business. read more...

Jul 19, 2011

The Values-Based Financial Professional Office Pre-Assessment

by Mark Little — last modified Jul 19, 2011 08:40 PM

Capture thoughts and ideas about the current state of Client services and deliverables, as well as to assess your current support team. read more...

Mar 19, 2011

A Day Without Sunshine is Like, Night

by Mark Little — last modified Mar 19, 2011 12:00 AM

Have you considered that what you believe clients value in a Trusted Advisor may be night and day from what they actually value most? read more...

Aug 10, 2010

Politely Disengaging

by Mark Little — last modified Aug 10, 2010 09:45 PM

How does an advisor disengage from non-ideal clients when transitioning to a select group of ideal clients receiving comprehensive services? read more...

Mar 23, 2010

Complete the “Mental Shift”

by Mark Little — last modified Mar 23, 2010 04:00 PM

How successful financial advisors can make the mind shift and capture what their Ideal Clients want. read more...

Mar 16, 2010

A Lesson in “Missing the Point”

by Mark Little — last modified Mar 16, 2010 04:00 PM

In the financial services industry, it’s easy to miss the simple things which Ideal Clients value the most. To address their greatest values, use a process that orchestrates all the people in your Ideal Client’s financial life. read more...

Feb 28, 2010

The value of a checklist

by Mark Little — last modified Mar 01, 2010 07:55 PM

Why establishing a check-list driven system will unleash comprehensive financial services faster than you will believe possible. read more...

Feb 15, 2010

Advisor: When do you give clients their "action plan?"

by Mark Little — last modified Feb 16, 2010 02:20 PM

Do you update and give your clients The Implementation Plan at every meeting? When during the meeting? read more...

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Mark McKenna Little Speaker, Author & Trusted Advisor. In 1999 I was ready to leave the financial services industry; not because I wasn’t financially successful (I had built a multi-six figure business), but because I was overwhelmed. I had waaay too many clients & worked 84 hours per week. Rather than quit my business, I decided to try one last thing: I became passionate about relentlessly creating and implementing organized documented systems and processes into my practice. I was able to reduce my workweek to 3 days a week while quadrupling my income to well over $1 million per year of predictable recurring revenue.

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