Healthcare Benefits

Practice Development

Taking Your Practice to New Heights, Step By Step

The Practice Development team at Williams Financial Group provides Financial Professionals with all the tools necessary to effectively manage and grow a profitable independent practice. We have identified the following eight core business systems that are fundamental to our Practice Development philosophy:

1. Client Acquisition
2. Client Management
3. Sales System
4. Case Development
5. Time Management
6. Communication
7. Professional Education and Development
8. Financial Management

Guided By Your Relationship Manager and Regional Director.

The Practice Development Team consists of:

Each Financial Professional and / or branch office is appointed a dedicated Relationship Manager who drives the introduction, integration and development of cross-departmental solutions for each respective practice. Specifically, the RM serves two critical roles:

Primary Resource. The RM will serve as the primary internal advocate to resolve various departmental issues and central point of contact to access WFG's services, products, and expertise. They will also facilitate introductions to ensure that you have the knowledge and resources needed for success.

Practice Development. Through our multi-disciplined approach to relationship management and our deep breadth of collective knowledge, WFG delivers expert level practice support. In working extensively with Financial Professionals to achieve their full potential, our RMs fully understand the eight core business systems that are fundamental to building a profitable independent practice.

Each Financial Professional affiliated with WFG, is also appointed a Regional Director, whose primary responsibility is supervising the branch managers and financial professionals including:

  • Review of branch office activity including: Daily trade blotters, Monthly activity reports, Approval of branch correspondence and customer complaints
  • Oversight and Issues escalated by the Compliance Department or other control units within WFG: Risk management, Administrative, Compliance and Legal and Sales Practice
  • Additional elements of oversight include:
    Business ethics
    Train and develop branch office personnel
    Assist in the creation of business plans
    Investment tools and appropriate use
    Current regulatory changes and environment
    Implement and monitor compliance policies and procedures
    Risk control and efficiencies
    Partner with branch examiners to develop corrective action plans
    Provide feedback to Compliance and WFG Senior Management

 

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