“Financial Life Professionals™ do not replace financial planners or investment advisors – rather they complement them. Financial Life Professionals™ do not sell services, products or vehicles that require a license unless they are otherwise licensed to do so within the realm of lending, real estate or financial investments. Financial Life Professionals™, however, have commercial relationships with licensed professionals so when one is required, they can hand off their client to licensed agents representing such financial instruments. These agreements would include an agreement to client service standards, privacy, promotion, and share in success-fees available in exchange for the education, consulting, and marketing that gave rise to the origination of the client.
The challenge with existing financial planners and investment advisors is that they operate with certain limitations and hinderances which rob them clearly, or unsuspectingly, from being a real contribution to human beings in conversations and dialogues that really, really matter.
Embarrassment, shame, anger, upset, and disappointment are just some of the emotional constructs clients use to describe their mindsets when dealing with financial matters – and these should raise the attention of their licensed financial advisors.
But when one’s financial performance isn’t as good as expected or hoped for, or isn’t performing better than needed, there are conversational, metaphysical, mental, emotional, and literal disconnects that lead to distance, failure to communicate, or outright ignorance – for both parties. A Financial Life Professional™ is positioned and capable of providing this type of conversation, one that takes into consideration what truly matters for a client regarding their relationship with their money, and the relationship with their life’s intentions, goals, and aspirations.