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What if you could serve fewer but wealthier clients, do it faster than you ever thought possible, and build an amazing life of significance for yourself and the people you care about most? Our powerful combination of up-to-date research and field-tested, proven action steps is possible because of what each of us brings to the table. CEG Insights has been conducting research into high-net-worth investors and financial advisors for more than 30 years. CEG Worldwide, meanwhile, is the leading c ...
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The wealth management industry is shifting faster than ever. Demographics are changing, client expectations are rising, and the pace of change with technology is just unbelievable. The next few years will separate the firms that thrive from those that struggle to stay relevant. That's why it is more important than ever that you are on the front edg…
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The wealth management industry is evolving very rapidly, and client expectations are shifting. Technology is playing a bigger role, and alternative investments are becoming more mainstream. Understanding these trends is crucial for financial advisors who want to stay ahead. With that in mind, CEG Insights surveyed more than 2,500 affluent investors…
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become one of the most talked-about and game-changing technologies ever. It’s increasingly becoming part of more and more industries—including, of course, wealth management. Like any new, rapidly evolving technology, AI has its pros and cons—and its cheer…
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Cybersecurity is a key concern for advisors today—and with good reason, given that it seems there’s a new corporate data breach just about every month. But while data security may be a big issue for you, you might not realize how important it also is to your high-net-worth clients—or what they want to see from you in this crucial area of their fina…
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It’s essentially impossible for financial advisors to build top practices by themselves. You’ve got to surround yourself with the right people, and put them in the right roles, to truly elevate your business. That goes double if your goal is to build a world-class advisory business and reach the pinnacle of financial advisor success. You surely don…
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Between financial advisors and affluent clients social media defies conventional wisdom about digital engagement. Although it’s largely viewed by clients as a “nice to have” feature from their advisors rather than a must-have, social media can play an important role in enhancing credibility and positioning. With that in mind, let’s take a look at s…
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We know what financial advisors want for a website in 2025. Technology has become an essential part of investors’ lives across virtually all generations. Whether they’re Boomers, Xers, Millennials or Gen Zers, your clients likely expect you to provide them with tech that they can access to make their lives easier. Fail to do so adequately and you f…
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One of the smartest moves you can make as a financial advisor is to understand the wants, needs and concerns of ultra-wealthy investors—those with $25 million or more in net worth. One big reason: Advisors with the wealthiest clients tend to generate the highest incomes. Positioning your practice to attract these investors can be a key driver of yo…
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As a focused financial advisor, one of the smartest moves you can make is understanding the wants, needs and concerns of investors with $25 million or more in net worth. CEG Insights surveyed 350 households that had $25 million or more in net worth, not including the value of their primary residence. Some of the key findings include... Watch, read …
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The most successful financial advisors in the industry—those generating a net income of more than $1 million annually—do things differently than their peers. The fact is, we found that the top-earning advisors today are implementing a few key best practices that are empowering them to raise their game and achieve truly exceptional financial results…
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What do the affluent really look for in a financial advisor? If you knew the answer to that question, you could focus your prospecting and marketing efforts on the areas that really matter—and attract more than your fair share of new wealthy clients. The good news: We surveyed some 1,500 investors—the majority of whom have at least $1 million dolla…
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As a financial advisor, you know full well that there’s never a shortage of challenges and concerns on your clients’ minds. But how up-to-speed are you on the specific issues that are currently top of mind for the affluent? CEG Insights recently interviewed some 1,200 investors—more than 1,100 of whom have at least $1 million dollars of net worth—a…
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As a financial advisor, you don’t need us to tell you that in order to effectively serve high affluent clients, you need to know what those clients are thinking—their outlooks, perspectives and levels of engagement with their financial wealth. If you’re not certain where the affluent stand on such issues, you’re in luck: We’ve got some key answers …
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Here are six essential strategies for financial advisors engaging these next-gen clients and setting yourself up to win their business. For starters, there are lots of them—as millennials represent the largest age demographic these days. They’re also inheriting significant wealth. Even better: They report feeling unprepared to deal with that wealth…
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It’s no secret that financial advisors who want to serve wealthier clients need to go where the money is. Traditionally, that’s meant courting baby boomers. Today, however, moving upmarket increasingly means attracting and serving younger generations. For example: Millennials represent the largest age demographic category—they are the clients of th…
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Financial advisors today understand the importance of having a great team in place to support them and grow their practice. Unfortunately, many of those advisors don’t know how to build such a team. That’s because they’re essentially “accidental CEOs.” They didn’t become advisors to hire and motivate employees, but they find themselves needing to d…
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Greatness rarely, if ever, results from the efforts of just one person. As an advisor, the people you surround yourself with—your team—play an enormous role in the outcomes you’re currently enjoying (or not enjoying, as the case may be). With that in mind, here’s a research-based look at how advisors view the strength and importance of their teams.…
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Entrepreneurs are among the largest groups of affluent investors we see—and that alone makes them an ideal niche for many advisors. But as we highlighted in our previous podcast, there are numerous other reasons why you might want to be focused on serving high-net-worth entrepreneurs right now. Many entrepreneurs are seriously considering switching…
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Top research firm, CEG Insights recently surveyed more than 1,600 affluent entrepreneurs in various industries (including professional services, retail and manufacturing). Here’s what we learned—and what our findings could mean to the future of your practice. Watch, read or listen to find out more on our website for top financial advisors at CEGWor…
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Wealth managers! How aggressively do you need to incorporate leading-edge tech into your financial advisory practice? Here’s what clients are saying about their interest in AI and similar tech when it comes to their financial lives. Watch, read or listen to find out more on our website for top financial advisors at CEGWorldwide.Com.…
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We’ve provided a wealthy of insights on affluent clients’ opinions about technology’s role in their financial lives—what they want (and don’t want) from their advisors in areas such as tech-enabled outreach and communication, information and education on your website, social media outlets, financial planning tech, and emerging tools such as AI. Tak…
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Financial technology is a hot-button issue for many advisors as they attempt to offer tech that investors want and value, while also not going overboard with “bells and whistles” that clients are likely to ignore. Given how rapidly the tech landscape changes, that can be a tall order. With that in mind, here’s a look at some of the ways today’s aff…
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Here’s a look at affluent affluent investors’ latest attitudes about some key technologies—and the potential implications of those attitudes on your financial advisory practice. There’s no question that many affluent investors are increasingly turning to technology as an essential part of their investment journey. That means they’re looking to you—…
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As an advisor, your expertise and the ability to communicate that expertise to your clients are some of the biggest areas of value you bring to the table. In fact, one CEG Insights survey found that more than 90% of clients say that getting educated on financial topics by their advisor is valuable or beneficial. With that in mind, here’s a look at …
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Bringing technology into your practice these days is easy. Choosing the right tech for your business and using it effectively can be far more challenging propositions, however. Take technology-enabled client communication. There are myriad technologies you can use to deliver information and messaging to clients and prospects. The right ones for you…
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Many of your affluent clients and prospects are thinking more and more about legacy these days—specifically, how they can transfer not just assets but also their values and beliefs to their heirs. For your clients to be able to preserve their wealth and use it purposefully across generations, you should effectively engage them—and, importantly, the…
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“If you build it, they will come.” No, we’re not suggesting you turn a cornfield into a baseball diamond. But if you want to attract ultra-wealthy clients, you might consider building a virtual family office (VFO). Our latest research strongly suggests that offering a VFO experience to the right clients will constitute a major growth engine for adv…
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The fact is, far too many of these highly affluent investors are not getting—or don’t recognize they’re getting—important services that could add tremendous value to their lives. Nor are they enjoying the benefits that come when those services work in concert with each other to deliver better, more comprehensive outcomes. Financial advisors today h…
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The wealthiest investors today aren’t content to let their advisors fully take the wheel when it comes to making decisions about their assets. To the contrary, they want a hands-on role in investment management—partnering with their advisors in the decision-making process so they feel they’re involved in “steering the ship” as they seek to build an…
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Some of you reading this—maybe even a lot of you—don’t have any clients with a net worth of $25 million or more. Others might have one or two of these ultra-wealthy clients, but they’re outliers rather than the focus of your business model. There’s no law saying you have to serve the ultra-wealthy, of course. If you’re happy and successful serving …
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As advisors, you’re extremely comfortable delving into your clients’ financial goals so you can craft plans, portfolios and other solutions aimed at getting them to those desired outcomes. But what if you went beyond the financial issues by also helping your clients build a life of deep personal significance and meaning? It turns out, you stand to …
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In today’s world, where it’s challenging for investors to differentiate between various financial services providers, standing out requires more than just getting good returns on investments. What makes you different in the eyes of affluent prospects and clients is how well you can help people achieve what truly matters to them in life, beyond reac…
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We all know that success in life often means different things to different people. Some of your clients may say they’ll feel successful when their net worth hits a certain level, while others will measure their success by whether they’re able to pursue specific goals without worrying about their financial health. One of the many factors that can pl…
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The fact is, “being rich” is no longer enough for most clients. Today, success involves a lot more—including personal and professional achievement, a sense of happiness and a larger purpose. What’s more, the definition of a highly successful life can vary greatly depending on whether the client sitting across from you is a baby boomer, a Gen-Xer or…
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There is one thing you can start doing right away to ensure that you fully understand what’s important to your clients, communicate proactively and build greater trust with them. It’s called the discovery process, and it’s designed to help advisors develop a very deep and thorough understanding of their clients so they can ultimately create a total…
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Advisors who help their clients navigate through today’s financial stormy weather will be well positioned for tremendous success. The reason: Your clients—even the extremely affluent ones—are concerned about a number of issues going on in the world today and how those issues might negatively impact their sense of financial security. That means you’…
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FACE THE FACTS To see just how important wealth management is to affluent clients, consider research by CEG Insights that assessed the impact that offering comprehensive wealth management services has on client loyalty: 77% of clients with $1 million to $5 million in investable assets say that getting wealth management services from their advisor h…
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The next 12 to 36 months may very well be the best time that advisors will ever see in their career to really transform their business by taking on a significant number of higher net worth clients. The reason: A truly shocking number of affluent investors are either actively looking to work with new advisors or are highly open to the idea of switch…
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“Ask and you shall receive” is one of those lessons that so often ends up being true in life. For financial advisors, it’s advice that can go a long way toward building much greater client loyalty and attracting lots of additional assets. Trouble is, most advisors don’t ask their clients about important details that could mean a stronger business a…
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The levels of confusion and volatility that advisors’ clients are experiencing today are off the charts. High inflation that hasn’t been seen in decades, rapidly rising interest rates, concerns about the health of the entire banking sector, the ongoing war in Ukraine—the list goes on and on. Many investors—particularly younger ones—have never had t…
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What if you could serve fewer but wealthier clients, do it faster than you ever thought possible, and build an amazing life of significance for yourself and the people you care about most? We created The Preeminent Financial Advisor Podcast to help you accomplish those key goals. Simply put, preeminent means surpassing all others. We want to help y…
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