Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevantBY MARK STORY | WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012 12:30PMWhether advisers choose to stand-alone or stand-aligned, they're both confronted with developing an advice model that resonates with the disparate needs of clients. |
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It was during a family sojourn to the seaside town of Pescara, Italy, Rob DeDominicis first laid eyes on what would become the harbinger of his future. Andrew McKean writes.
After being in the industry for 20 years, I still find it difficult to understand why Financial Planners don't focus on what the objectives are for the client. Then what the strategy is to help them get there. Product becomes secondary. It should not matter whether you are with an aligned Licensee or not. Financial Planning grew from a Product Selling environment (Insurance) and has not transitioned much past that until the GFC. Financial Planning is really simple - we help clients achieve their objectives.