The slow craft of trust.
Essays on wealth-event signal, the practice of advisor research, and the principles we build the product around. Quarterly, edited, on the record. Never punditry.
The hidden cost of bad prospect research
The cost of bad prospect research is invisible until the meeting that exposes it.
Read the essayEarlier issues.
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Walking in knowing
The most expensive sentence an advisor can say in a first meeting is the one that turns out to be wrong.
Read the essayWhy multi-model verification matters
A single model producing a profile is not the same thing as a verified dossier.
Read the essayHow to read a wealth signal
The net-worth band on a Wealth Recon dossier is a planning tool. It is not a balance sheet.
Read the essayThe five-million-dollar threshold and why it matters
Wealth Recon is built for advisors who serve prospects with five million dollars or more in investable assets.
Read the essayWhy We Refund Below Eighty
A dossier that is not confident enough to act on should not cost you anything.
Read the essayThe Disambiguation Pass
Before a dossier can be built, the subject must be identified. That step is harder than it sounds, and it is worth explaining exactly how we do it.
Read the essayWhat We Will Not Put in a Dossier
A sourcing standard is only meaningful if it excludes something. This is what Wealth Recon will not put in a dossier, and why.
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