With the costs of industry levies and professional indemnity insurance rising at an astronomical rate, many independent owner-advisers feel threatened.  I get it. It’s scary.  But it’s also overcomable (is that a word?). Independently owned firms provide the highest quality advice and the best customer care. They should be the …

Hard to believe but we’re at the end of the first quarter of 2021 already. You may already have a quarterly review planned, but you also need to give your mindset a refresh too. One of the best ways to do that is by learning something new. With that in mind, here …

What is execution and why does it matter? Put simply, execution is the ability to turn ideas into outcomes and it’s the key to any and all business success you might have (or want to have). Let me give you an example.  You start wondering why some parts of your …

One of the big challenges for adviser-owners is finding the right balance between ‘working in’ and ‘working on’ your business. I thought I’d share with you my top 5 things I’m using, reading or learning right now. They might provide a new spark for an idea you’re working on, or …

It’s an old cliché, but you don’t want to focus on the money in life if you want to be happy.  Does that mean life is a choice between making money and being happy? Absolutely not. But you do need to be careful what you wish for. I was having dinner with …