P R AISE FORPractice Made Perfect The Discipline of Business Management for Financial Advisers by Mark C.. Author, The Wealth Management Index “ Practice Made Perfect is the ideal opport
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Practice Made Perfect The Discipline of Business Management
for Financial Advisers
by Mark C Tibergien and Rebecca Pomering
“ We hired Mark in 2000 to take us through a planning process for Accredited Investors, Inc Since that time, our assets under management have quintupled, our infrastructure and management systems have been refined, our priorities have been modified, and
we are working with bigger and happier clients We paid thousands
of dollars for his work and received a benefit far beyond that Now Mark and Rebecca have put many of their ideas into this book It’s a gift to the planning profession.”
ROSS LEVIN, CFP
President, Accredited Investors, Inc
Author, The Wealth Management Index
“ Practice Made Perfect is the ideal opportunity to spend quality time
with the best financial-advisory business consultants in the country You get tips, tools, and worksheets to ensure that you can manage your practice to become the business success you want it to be This book will be your new best friend—guaranteed.”
DEENA B K ATZ, CFP
President, Evensky, Brown & Katz
Author, Deena Katz on Practice Management and
Deena Katz’s Tools and Templates for Your Practice
“ Practice Made Perfect is outstanding Mark Tibergien and Rebecca
Pomering have captured the key strategic planning issues for financial advisers who are serious about making money with their practices The ideas offered in this book are worth many times the cover price.”
JOHN J BOWEN JR
Founder and CEO, CEG Worldwide, LLC
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in Practice Made Perfect I’ve known them both for quite a while, as
consultants to our firm and as two of the most respected commenta-tors on our profession’s business management I thought I had heard
it all Not so Mark and Rebecca bring many new and important insights Everybody in this business needs to read this book.”
TIM KOCHIS, JD, MBA, CFP
CEO, Kochis Fitz Wealth Management
Author, Managing Concentrated Stock Wealth
“ Most financial planners, including myself, start a practice because
we love the work It doesn’t take long to recognize that if we want
to be successful long-term, we have to build a business Building a
business is what Practice Made Perfect is all about This book is not
a how-to for starting a practice Rather, it is a guide for taking your practice from where it is today to where you want it to be tomorrow
A must-read for practitioners who are serious about our profession.”
ELAINE E BEDEL, CFP
President, Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc
“ Mark and Rebecca are a dynamic duo—they are bright, insight-ful, and are able to get right at the heart of what is important
in managing and growing a financial-advisory business Practice Made Perfect is full of practical advice and ideas, which every serious
financial adviser should know when managing their business Their continued advice and this book are priceless.”
GR EG SULLIVAN, CPA, CFP
President, Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros & Blayney, Inc
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tibergien, Mark C.
Practice made perfect : the discipline of business management for financial advisers /
by Mark C Tibergien and Rebecca Pomering 1st ed.
p cm
Includes index.
ISBN 1-57660-172-2 (alk paper)
1 Financial planners 2 Management 3 Executive ability I Pomering, Rebecca
II Title.
HG179.5.T53 2005
332.024´0068—dc22
2004027809
Acquired by Jared Kieling
Edited by Mary Ann McGuigan
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