Friday, May 28, 2010
Show Me the Money
Nielsen Financial uncovers what different kinds of wealthy clients typically buy and need.
All advisors want to work with wealthy clients, but targeting them is a challenge because every other advisor is pitching for the same business. Winners in this space go into a meeting with a high-net-worth prospect knowing roughly what kinds of services that prospect is likely to buy.
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To take some of the guesswork out of it, research firm Nielsen Financial analyzed the investment trends of the wealthy and found that rich people fall into different brackets based on their interests and geography. Nielsen tracks as many as 15 unique customer segments, but there are at least four that advisors should be aware of in prospecting and expanding their business relationship with clients. For example, if you have a client who fits a described demographic, but only has a fraction of his money in annuities that the average suggests, perhaps it's time to dig deeper into the client's needs...
Bank Investment Consultant: Show Me the Money
All advisors want to work with wealthy clients, but targeting them is a challenge because every other advisor is pitching for the same business. Winners in this space go into a meeting with a high-net-worth prospect knowing roughly what kinds of services that prospect is likely to buy.
Like what you see? Click here to sign up for our daily newsletter to get the latest on advisor market trends, investment management, retirement planning, practice management, technology, compliance and new product development.
To take some of the guesswork out of it, research firm Nielsen Financial analyzed the investment trends of the wealthy and found that rich people fall into different brackets based on their interests and geography. Nielsen tracks as many as 15 unique customer segments, but there are at least four that advisors should be aware of in prospecting and expanding their business relationship with clients. For example, if you have a client who fits a described demographic, but only has a fraction of his money in annuities that the average suggests, perhaps it's time to dig deeper into the client's needs...
Bank Investment Consultant: Show Me the Money
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