Markets are beyond our control, but advisers play a huge role in helping investors stay on track to reach their goals.
It is during these times that advisers can add tremendous value for their clients through behavioral coaching.
This is something you can be doing proactively, laying the groundwork, setting expectations and reaching agreements right at the beginning of the client relationship. Then, coaching in the moment when clients are reacting to market news.
Implementing the Vanguard Adviser’s Alpha framework can increase the value you deliver, with behavioural coaching as a key component.
Patient and disciplined investors tend to be rewarded in the recoveries that usually follow a downturn.
Help clients put market downturns into perspective by focusing on long-term market returns.
Use this client-friendly document to explain the risk-reducing benefits of a strategic allocation to global bonds.