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Personalize your prospecting with these 4 LinkedIn connection invites
With LinkedIn usage reaching its maturity stage, the days of simply hitting the “Connect” button to grow your network have passed. Writing personalized, specific, and memorable connection invitations is key to getting them accepted and starting those relationships off on the right foot. Read Post
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Millennial Money
Putnam Investments' Millennial Money program is designed to help advisors understand the generation of investors born between 1980 and 2000, and the opportunity they present as prospective clients.
Prospecting to women
Women have increasingly gained control over household spending, investing, and many aspects of financial decision-making. At the same time, they are responsible for up to 85% of all consumer purchases and make up about half of the workforce.
Intergenerational wealth transfer
Wealth Management Center resources
- Four steps for advisors to connect with family members (PDF)
- A closer look at the current estate and gifting tax rules (PDF)
- Ten income and estate tax planning strategies for 2018 (PDF)
Videos
Retirement planning
Investor education
- Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth (PDF)
- Business succession planning (PDF)
- Developing a "tax-smart" retirement income strategy (PDF)
Did you know?
Financial planning experts Bill Cass and Chris Hennessey offer weekly insights to help your clients with complex financial matters.
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The case for professional advice
Professional financial advisors provide several services that may help the performance of a long-term financial program, and offer value to investors who might otherwise "go it alone." This client-approved brochure highlights the research findings and outlines three ways advisors can make the biggest impact.
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Practice management
Learn the art of advising clients from a seasoned veteran Don Connelly, Founder and CEO, Don Connelly and Associates, LLC.
Don and Putnam Investments have teamed up to offer this unique set of practice management insights to help you communicate more effectively with your clients and make your business stand out from the competition.
Say It So It Makes A Difference (AUDIO)
Distinctly Different: Ya gotta stand out! (AUDIO)