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Practice Challenges Facing Financial Planners

By Taylor Liao, CFP

The financial planning profession faces a lot of challenges including a general lack of awareness from the public, competing designations that confuse the public, lack of regulation, and people claiming to be “financial planners” when they are not qualified.  

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What To Do Before You Open a Financial Planning Business

By Taylor Liao, CFP

Every year, I have many colleagues pass the CFP examination and earn their certification. For some of them, the CFP certification is just an extra certification that they may never use. But for others who are full of passion about starting their own financial planning practice, I have written this blog with real-world knowledge and tips on getting started in the financial planning business.

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How to Use the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Motivate Clients

By Taylor Liao, CFP

Have you ever experienced clients who appear happy to see you, listen carefully to your suggestions, and then don’t make any of your suggested changes? Why does this happen? You did everything right: you studied the clients’ financial situations, analyzed their data, and provided a comprehensive suggestion.

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Regulation Challenges Facing Financial Planners

By Taylor Liao, CFP 

The enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act) brings a new era of regulation focused on promoting transparency and accountability in the US.

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Proper Fee Disclosure in a Financial Planning Meeting

By Taylor Liao, CFP

“The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” – Sir Winston Churchill

There isn’t regulation in Taiwan enforcing financial planners to disclose the commission they receive from vendors of products.

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Remuneration Models: Why Planners Shouldn’t Outsource Product Sales

By Taylor Liao, CFP 

With the exception of fee-based financial planners, recommending products is a necessary part of the financial planning process. So, the question we have to ask is, “What makes us different from product salespeople?” When financial planners are deciding which product is a best fit, they are looking for a product that helps clients achieve their goals.

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Proper Communication for Better Client Relationships

 By Taylor Liao, CFP

When financial planners discuss client classification, they typically talk about the type of client that they want to work with. Some may choose high net worth clients because they pay more and have more assets to manage. There is only one type of client that I will not work with.

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My Fulfilling Career as a Financial Planner

By Taylor Liao, CFP

In Shakespeare’s drama ”Hamlet”, Prince Hamlet said “There is nothing neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.” I say that there is no career neither good nor bad, but your choice makes it so. Your career reflects your philosophy of life and values.

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