If the prospective client starts talking about short term performance or specific stocks or sectors, the advisor steps in and says, “It’s important for you to know my philosophy. Some advisors fixate on products, pricing and performance – that’s not me. I believe the markets are like the seasons. When things are rocking along, we are in the autumn harvest. Now how often does winter follow autumn? Approximately, how often? Every time. When markets are rising, I think winter. When markets are volatile and dropping, I think spring. The most successful investors in the world, whose results are enduring, share this same philosophy. If you are thinking short term, I’m probably not the advisor for you.”

Excerpt from The Advisor Playbook www.paretosystems.com/the-advisor-playbook