14 December 2000 | Q) What has been your best business decision in the past year?
7 December 2000 | Q) Have you experienced growth in the past year and if yes, where has it come from?
23 November 2000 | Have you qualified as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP)? Why/ why not?
9 November 2000 | The best way to find new planners is to look for young people who are well qualified and part the way through a CFP designation.
26 October 2000 | No. At this stage I’m not comfortable with the non-accessibility to funds.
I understand there is going to be something listed on the stock exchange that will allow trading of syndicates, and if that is the case then I would.
26 October 2000 | No. At this stage I’m not comfortable with the non-accessibility to funds.
I understand there is going to be something listed on the stock exchange that will allow trading of syndicates, and if that is the case then I would.
12 October 2000 | “It’s about 70 per cent fees. It has turned around from being 20 per cent in favour of fees about five years ago, moving with the trend towards more fee based services. I think the reason for this is more professionalism in the industry, and planners are confident of the quality of advice they give.
31 August 2000 | Yes they should. Well if you look at any other profession not all GPs are surgeons and essentially an account may not have the exposure to investments, just because you can do a tax return it doesn’t give you a thorough understanding if the investment markets.
12:00 AM | No I don’t have a complaints handing system in my business and I do need to do something about putting one in place.
3 August 2000 | I haven’t changed dealer groups since I’ve been in the industry. I joined Pembroke Financial Planners in 1994.
28 October 1999 | “How do you determine a client's risk profile?”
16 September 1999 | “How deeply entrenched are soft dollar commissions in the financial services industry?”
2 September 1999 | “Do you have a business plan? How often do you revisit it?”
19 August 1999 | "While I have had no experience with it, I feel that the negatives would outweigh the positives. Some clients may feel more secure because they feel that their adviser is now vigilant of their investment, however it could also lead clients into believing that their adviser is actually managing their investment.
22 July 1999 | We were looking for backup services, plus the proper computer facilities to deal with our clients in terms of providing financial planning, investment and risk advice. In our firm we offer advice on both investments and risk products.
8 July 1999 | "We do not use paraplanners. Having already invested quite a deal of capital into training, software and systems we are reluctant to utilise the services of paraplanners.
10 June 1999 | Question: Who is your target market? Why?
29 April 1999 | How much of your time is spent advising on risk products? Do you outsource?
15 April 1999 | Do you offer a housing loan service to your clients? Why/Why not?
1 April 1999 | Do you offer a wrap service? Why/why not?
18 March 1999 | Are banks a threat to your business?
4 March 1999 | Should financial planners advise on direct shares?
21 January 1999 | Fund managers need to get their act together this year they still control the industry at this stage and in essence pay financial planners.