{"product_id":"how-to-become-a-successful-financial-consultant-making-a-living-investing-other-peoples-money-9780471155614","title":"How to Become a Successful Financial Consultant: Making a Living Investing Other People's Money","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverything you need to know to succeed in todays fastest growingsector of the consulting market.  Jim Ainsworth is an extremely successful financial planningprofessional with more than 30 years in the business. In How toBecome a Successful Financial Consultant  he tells you everythingyou need to know to move into financial consulting. He familiarizesyou with all the types of planning that financial consultants dealwith  as well as the various investment vehicles. And  based on hisown experiences and those of other successful financial consultantsacross the nation  he supplies you with a proven blueprint forsuccess. You get expert advice  guidance  and insiders tips on howto:  Get the education  experience  and licensing you need to qualify.  Get certified (and whether you need to).  Develop a surefire success plan.  Set up a practice and attract clients.  Network  market  and sell your services.  Set fees and collect other forms of compensation for yourservices.  Avoid the 10 most common mistakes that beginners make.  Get the most out of meetings and professional conferences.  Written by Jim Ainsworth  a financial planning professional with 30years in the business  this valuable guide provides professionalsinterested in making the move into financial consulting witheverything they need to know to make a living investing otherpeoples money.  Drawing on his personal experiences and those of colleagues acrossNorth America  Ainsworth covers all the bases. He begins bydescribing the three major groups of financial planners and theseven different styles of asset management and helps you to decidewhich is right for you. You find out all about the various types offinancial planning that most consultants deal with--includingestate planning  retirement planning  and family financialplanning--and the best investment vehicles currentlyavailable.  Ainsworth then cuts to the chase and provides the nuts-and-boltsinformation you need to make it as a financial adviser. Writing ina down-to-earth style  he tells you what type of education andexperience you need to become an effective financial consultant how to become licensed  how to get started in business  how to setfees and receive compensation  how to market your services andpromote different financial instruments  and much more. He showsyou how to develop a surefire success plan  and he supplies expertadvice and guidance on how to avoid the top 10 beginnersmistakes.  Throughout this book  Ainsworth advocates taking a holisticapproach to financial planning--one that takes into considerationnot just peoples differing needs  but their contrasting attitudesabout money and investments. To that end  he provides insightfulprofiles of the different types of \"money personalities\" in thefinancial world and shows you how to identify and successfully workwith each type.  How to Become a Successful Financial Consultant is your completeguide to making it in todays fastest growing sector of theconsulting market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45953156513845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0471155616","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780471155614.jpg?v=1788180067","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/how-to-become-a-successful-financial-consultant-making-a-living-investing-other-peoples-money-9780471155614","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}