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Elevating Your Goals-Based Planning
Trains financial advisors in client-focused financial planning, covering needs assessment, onboarding, discovery meetings, plan creation, and effective communication strategies to enhance client relationships.

The program aims to hone Financial Advisors' client interaction skills, particularly focusing on discovery conversations that lead to retirement plan recommendations through a financial planning tool. Designed for advisors targeting clients seeking financial security and retirement planning, the program employs interactive exercises for practical skill application.
Areas of Study:
- Client Needs Assessment: Teach advisors how to determine their clients' needs regarding Lifestyle, Longevity, Liquidity, and Legacy.
- The Importance of Advisors: Explain why investors need professional help in managing their finances.
- Successful Onboarding: Identify and demonstrate the best practices for onboarding new clients effectively.
- Planning and Investment Processes: Train advisors to describe the planning and investment management processes using simple and succinct terminology, supplemented by illustrations.
- Pre-Qualifying Calls: Instruct advisors on how to conduct a pre-qualifying telephone call and set appropriate expectations for the client.
- Discovery Meetings: Equip advisors with the skills needed to conduct an effective discovery meeting and obtain the required information from clients.
- Financial Goal Plan Creation: Teach advisors how to present a Financial Goal Plan, including relevant insurance and investment recommendations.
- Client Review: Educate advisors on how to conduct a thorough client review of a Financial Goal Plan.
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