QUESTION 4 OF 35

In an initial client meeting, how do you first assess a client's financial position?

When it comes to a client's financial position and risk tolerance, wealth managers and financial planners must know how to accurately and carefully assess their financial status. "When you do well, we do well. As a privately held company, we use our investor mindset to make sound judgments for the long term for our customers and our business." Demonstrate to the interviewer that you have the soft skills necessary to get to the crux of a client's financial situation, such as active listening and asking the right follow-up questions.

"As a responsible wealth management professional, it is essential to me that my clients know their bandwidth when it comes to the risk they are willing to take as well as their most important financial goals for the future. I saw a lot of pain during the economic downturn as so many investors overestimated their ability to stomach the risk when investing. When first assessing a client's financial position, I ask a lot of discovery questions. I also perform time horizon tests such as NestEgg Estimates and other stress tests to ensure they understand where they are as far as their financial future and the risk they are willing to take."

"There are many ways to assess my client's financial position. I am analytically minded and know that the truth is always in the numbers, so I rely on a lot of data from stress and tolerance tests. I ask many questions regarding future planning and their level of comfort with risk. Everyone is different, and I must treat each client as a unique case."

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