Thursday, May 1, 2008

Take the Effortless Road to Your Future as an Independent Financial Advisor

Take the Effortless Road to Your Future as an Independent Financial Advisor
One of the few positive effects of the impending explosion
of the retirement rolls as 77 million "Baby Boomers"
approach the age of 65 can be found in the outlook for
employment of Personal Financial Advisors. Few 'Boomers'
have made adequate plans to extend their lifestyles beyond
their working years and are in desperate need of the
assistance of Personal Financial Advisors.

This is excellent news for anyone seeking a lucrative new
career opportunity.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008-2009 Employment
Outlook, reports that "Personal Financial Advisors are
projected to grow by 41%, which is much faster than average
for all occupations".

The Baby Boomer, a creature with the life expectancy of a
Galapagos sea turtle but with less than two years of income
saved in a qualified retirement plan, is in urgent need of
solutions to his or her retirement quandary.

Independent Financial Advisors consult with individuals or
families who are in need of various financial products and
services to meet their long term and short term financial
goals. Independent Financial Advisors are not tethered to
or employed by a specific company, but can offer a range of
products and services from a variety of providers.

For the 'cold war generation', the rules of the game have
changed. It's no longer about asset accumulation. We have
run out of time to build significant assets and need a
strategy that addresses the three quadrants of our personal
balance sheet which have, up to this point, gone largely
ignored.

Income: For this generation, it's not how much we have
that matters. What matters is how much sustainable lifetime
income we can get from what we have. Independent Financial
Advisors have access to newly developed financial products
that enable us to grow our retirement income bucket with a
high rate of return, and then, guarantee annual income
distributions for life, regardless of how long we live.

Expenses: We need to start saving as much as possible, as
quickly as possible. Independent Financial Advisors can
assist us in getting control of our monthly expenses and
enable us to save much more money for our retirement.

Liabilities: We know that the 'UFO' generation is up to
its' pointy ears in debt. We can't afford to carry this
debt into retirement. An advisor can recommend new and
innovative equity based strategies that will enable us to
get completely out of debt, including our mortgage, before
we retire.

If you're considering tapping into this emerging career
opportunity, here are two valuable tips to help you get
started.

1. Avoid involvement with any kind of securities products
as a new advisor. You would need to become a "registered
representative" under the guidance and control of the NASD
and the SEC. Your clients may not need these risk based
products and you don't need all of the regulatory
compliance headaches that come with this title.

2. You've got to plug into an independent marketing
organization's system. If you think you can do it your way,
you'll have enormous difficulty starting and maintaining a
successful practice.

Independent Marketing Organizations, in exchange for
commission overrides, provide turn-key systems including
advisor training, product training, product access,
provider contracts, assistance with licensing, marketing,
lead generation, and regulatory compliance.

In any business model it's all about positioning. If there
is a problem and a solution to that problem, by positioning
yourself between the two, you become valuable. The bigger
the problem and the easier the solution, the more
successful you will be.

There is an enormous need for new personal financial
advisors to lead this generation down the path of financial
freedom. Those that come forward will discover a career
that offers a great deal of personal satisfaction as well
as significant income potential.


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David Haslett is Senior National Marketing Director of
Freedom Equity Group. For more insider information on the
lucrative and rewarding career opportunity as Independent
Financial Advisor, email to: DaveHaslett@FEGFinancial.com
or visit the web site by clicking>>>
http://www.YourFinancialAdvisorCareer.net

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