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The Three R's of the Widow-Advisor Relationship advisors communication grief coach strengthen skills Jan 17, 2022

“Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ’make me feel important'. Never forget this message when working with people.”  Mary Kay Ash

The Three...

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Report vs. Rapport Communication Styles advisors communication grief literacy Sep 20, 2021

Hi, I'm Kathi Balasek, and I teach grief communication skills to financial professionals so that they can connect, retain, and attract bereaved clients.

Today, I want to talk to you about great...

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What a Widow Looks for in a Financial Advisor advisors financial advisor grief literacy widows Aug 17, 2021

So today, I want to talk about the research from widows and financial advisors and how to make that connection. Even though this is an understudied area, I found a current study about qualities...

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How to Develop Your Grief Literacy Skills advisors communication grief communication grief literacy Jul 12, 2021

By 2030, less than 10 years from now, women will control a huge part of the $30 trillion wealth transfer that is coming.

Marketing to women just makes sense.

Let's talk about widows because, sadly...

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Finding Common Ground Between Financial Advisors and Widows advisors bereaved client financial advisor Jun 21, 2021

So if wealth management was a sport, where would women be? Would they be on the field, on the bench, in the stands? Would they be handing out the Gatorade?

As a widow, I am very familiar with on...

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Let’s Talk About Monday’s Point of View advisors financial advisor financial planning May 31, 2021

So today, I want to talk about Monday's point of view because you are here for more than just the to-do list, the scheduling, the checking things off, and you are here for purpose. So I want us to...

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Let's Talk About Widows advisors financial advisor working with widows May 17, 2021

I want to talk about capable women, educated women, career women, stay-at home mom women, widows. Widows look very differently but widows, all of those things that we've done in our lives, we're...

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