Getting Started as a Financial Planner
Getting Started as a Financial Planner provides a complete, systematic, turnkey framework for the aspiring planner to follow, guiding you through the development of an effective infrastructure and client management system for your practice.
Suddenly it seems that everyone in finance (as well as some non-finance hopefuls) wants a piece of the financial planning action. New entrants into the field are coming from all over: CPAs, brokers, investment managers, and even individuals who have become accustomed to managing money for family and friends. The flood of self-described “financial planners” is never-ending.
This book is a hands-on guide to making the move to becoming a fee-based financial planner. It covers everything a want-to-be and beginning financial planner will need to know.
REVIEWS :"Perfect . . . chock full of winning recipes that will undoubtedly
help newcomers create truly successful financial planning practices .”
Deena Katz, CFP Partner, Evensky, Brown, & Katz
“Manages to integrate how to be a financial planner with the
academics of financial planning.”
Steven I. Levey, CPA/PFS Director, Gelfond Hochstadt Pangburn, P.C.
Hardback, 352 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 156 MM Language English.
Chapter 1: The New World of Financial Planning Describes who is attracted to the field, the origins of financial planning, and recent trends in the industry
Chapter 2: Foundations of a Financial Planning Career; Ten Must-Do's for structuring a successful financial planning business
Chapter 3: Developing a Client Management System PIPRIM, a client management system that will help planners develop a comprehensive financial consulting practice
Chapter 4: The Spectrum of Financial Planning; An overview of the many disciplines in financial planning and strategies for overcoming client blind spots in each area
Chapter 5: Compliance and Legal Issues; How to comply with the many stringent laws affecting financial services Chapter 6: Building the Practice Infrastructure; How to develop a business plan and the business infrastructure, including establishing a compensation model that represents the planner's practice philosophy
Chapter 7: Marketing Your Practice Strategies to help your firm become recognized and well known
Chapter 8: The Art of Client Communication; Developing effective methods for communicating with clients
Chapter 9: Resources and Training; A discussion of professional groups, turnkey programs, software, books, and periodicals-including Web sites and telephone numbers
Jeffrey H. Rattiner, CPA, CFP, MBA, is president of the Colorado-based JR Financial Group, Inc. Well known in the financial planning profession he has authored several books, articles, and on-line training programs in financial planning and served as editor-in-chief of several industry journals.