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Mastering insurance coverage: A path to Top of the Table image

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS

Sep 24, 2024

Mastering insurance coverage: A path to Top of the Table

Learn strategies from MDRT Past President Caroline Banks for guiding clients toward the right insurance choices and building long-term trust. She shares her personal experience with having proper insurance coverage as well as how she talks to clients about the importance of making sure they have the insurance they need. These client discussions also have helped her to reach Top of the Table. 

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS; Kenneth E. Davy, Cert PFS, FCII; Gregory B. Gagne, ChFC; Gino Saggiomo, CFP

Sep 22, 2017

Panel: Tips for switching to fees

Regulations around the world have left many advisors with no other option than switching from a commission-based business model to one that centers around fees. Other advisors have made the switch voluntarily when they saw the benefits. A panel of industry veterans who have successfully incorporated fees into their businesses discuss the challenges and rewards of the switch from the perspective of both the advisor and the client. Among the questions the panel addresses: • How do you properly value your advice? • Do you base your fees on time spent, value added or a combination of the two? • Do you pick a “line in the sand” date to transition clients to the model, or is there a transition period? Gain proven ways to convince clients that paying for advice is best for them, tips for compliance, confidence in your ability to transition your practice and excitement about the opportunities ahead.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS

Jan 18, 2017

Connect through eye contact

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS, shares tips for focusing on the client's face, rather than on the file, during a meeting.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS; Michelle L. Hoesly, CLU, ChFC; Tony Gordon; James E. Rogers, CLU, CFP

Dec 9, 201945 min

The work-life MDRT balancing act: Presidential wisdom from time acrobats

Listen to a panel of four of MDRT’s Past Presidents and most prestigious members share their insights and personal stories about how they balanced the management of their businesses, their family life and their commitment to MDRT.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS; Michelle L. Hoesly, CLU, ChFC; Tony Gordon; James E. Rogers, CLU, CFP

Nov 8, 20196 min

The work-life MDRT balancing act: Presidential wisdom from time acrobats

Listen to a panel of four of MDRT’s Past Presidents as these prestigious members share their insights and personal stories about how they balanced the management of their businesses, their family life and their commitment to MDRT.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS

Oct 24, 20199 min

Simple concepts

Banks' career has been built on simple ideas she heard from the MDRT stage. These ideas are how she will help you deliver your client's future.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS

Aug 13, 201942 min

Managing business while managing unexpected life events

Banks talks about what you can do in advance to prepare both your clients and your business in the face of unexpected events.

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS

Jun 12, 20199 min

Simple concepts

Deliver a better future for your clients and help them understand the need to protect their families. At the 2019 Annual Meeting, listen to 2015 MDRT President Caroline Banks share a few of her favorite ideas from past Annual Meetings.
Pivot for success

Tetsuma Adachi; Caroline A. Banks, FPFS; Katrina Ann Church ; Timothy Daniel Clairmont, MSFS ; Roy John Hall, ADFP, CCFP; Jamie McIntyre, CFP

Nov 1, 202413 min

Pivot for success

MDRT members reinvented, recalibrated and dug in to survive and thrive. 

Attaining and maintaining Top of the Table production

Caroline A. Banks, FPFS; Mark J. Hanna, CLU, ChFC; Ross Vanderwolf, CFP

Jun 12, 20246 min

Attaining and maintaining Top of the Table production

Hear from Top of the Table members as they share their keys to sustainable success in the financial services profession. Learn the types of clients they pursue, how their practices have grown and evolved, and ways they have implemented MDRT’s Whole Person concept into their lives — all while achieving Top of the Table production every year. The session was moderated by 2024 Top of the Table Divisional Vice President D. Kyle Atkins, CLU, CFP.

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