Saturday, January 17, 2026

Opinion

Who is Paying Whom for Financial Advice?

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER Who is paying whom for financial advice will become the biggest question in consumers' minds as the industry stakeholders continually...

Human Trust Will Be Advisers’ Greatest Asset in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence may transform the financial advice profession, but the one quality it cannot replicate is human trust, according to leadership expert and educator...

Slow Down and Get Better Results

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER To get better results one usually has to change something and sometimes, strangely enough, better results can be achieved from...

Gen Z Trust Recommendations Over Big Brands

Marketing life insurance advice to Gen Z and Gen Alphas requires the personal touch and as little on-boarding friction as possible, said Skye Wealth...

Simple Prospecting System From the World’s Greatest Ever Salesman

GUEST COLUMNIST - TONY VIDLER According to the Guinness Book Of World Records the greatest salesman in the world was Joe Girard, writes business coach...

Sell Holes, Not Drills, to Get More Customers

GUEST COLUMNIST - TONY VIDLER When people go to the hardware store and buy a fantastic electric drill they are not usually terribly interested in...

The Tight Five – How to Generate New Business

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER When it comes to building an audience of influencers, advocates, and fans who will all send business your way, it...
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Episodic Advice Poll

Of the 10 million Australians looking to see an adviser in 2025, half want to pay for advice as-and-when they need it. Is that...

The Essential Soft Skills Needed To Influence

GUEST COLUMNIST – TONY VIDLER To influence others requires softs skills rather than hard core sales skills and techniques, writes business coach Tony Vidler...   The financial...