Transparency, Simplicity and Peace of Mind®
What Do Clients Really Value The Most?
When we started Fiduciary Wealth Partners (FWP) we spent a lot of time asking ourselves and others in the industry what clients really value the most. During conversations these conversations, we were routinely reminded of the following comment that our Founder, Preston McSwain, heard just after starting FWP from a long-time client:
“Preston, I hired you to help our family develop and implement an investment plan… But, do you know what I have come to realize that I really pay you for? Transparency, simplicity and peace of mind.”
This client’s clear-eyed view of what was most important to him has stayed with us and drives our goal of providing clients with greater peace of mind by providing transparency into all that we do.
Fast forward to today and we are pleased to announce that we have been granted a registered trademark by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Transparency, Simplicity, Peace of Mind ®.
Versus spending so much time trying to find and then model the relative advantages the next new investment strategy, whether it is called active or passive, maybe the industry should be spending more time trying to understand clients’ feelings about risk and reward – not just presenting output from models.
Maybe we should offer more transparency – openly discussing both sides of an idea and fully disclosing all fees, terms, and potential biases, and conflicts, which we all have.
How about just communicating using simple language so clients can genuinely understand their investments?
If so, maybe their greater understanding will help clients resist the urge to change course during short-term market corrections and instead stick to their long-term wealth plans.
Investing should not be a competition, it should be a tool that enables an investor’s achievement of specific, personal goals.
Let’s spend less time sparring over new products and asset classes, and more time candidly discussing the pros and cons of issues important to our clients and their families.
How about listening not just to respond but to understand what clients want to achieve?
How about explaining what we can reasonably offer and, together with our clients, implementing strategies that increase comfort and peace of mind?
We believe that more time spent on simplicity, transparency and creating peace of mind increases trust and helps us form more lasting partnerships for the benefit of our clients.
This is why we focused on our focused on Transparency, Simplicity, Peace of Mind ®
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