How to attract elite clients

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Bryce Sanders, president of Perceptive Business Solutions, explains how to raise your visibility to get on the radar of potential clients.

If you could choose 150 ideal clients, who would they be? The world has changed and the fee-based business approach now favours the financial adviser who delivers value and provides excellent service. It is easier to be "all things to some people" as a US brokerage firm said it in the 1980s. Populating your market Your top five percent of prospects probably fit into one of four categories: 1 High asset, high cash flow prospects - the top two highest paying occupations in the UK in 2011 were directors of major organisations (£112,157) followed by corporate managers/senior officials (...

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