Advisor for Life : Become the Indispensable Financial Advisor to Affluent Families

"The Age Wave of retiring baby boomers is creating a seismic bonanza for financial advisors--if they can provide the kinds of creative and flexible strategies their clients will be wanting and needing. Steve Gresham provides the solid, imaginative, yet practical guidance needed to build winning strategies to meet the needs of a new generation of investors. I have long respected his work and heartily recommend this book."
--Ken Dychtwald, PhD, founder and CEO, Age Wave, and author of Age Wave, Age Power,The Power Years, and Workforce Crisis

"Steve Gresham showed us in The Managed Account Handbook that the basics to asuccessful advisor do not differ from one country to another. In this book, he is expanding his horizon with his extensive experiences to further help you to develop the skills for building a devoted client base. This is the must-read book for all who want to succeed in the financial advisory industry."
--Toshiya ShimizuPresident and CEO, Nikko Cordial Advisors Ltd.

"For thirty years, advisors have been using wealth accumulation as their main sales weapon. With the boomers entering retirement, all that's out the window. Now the imperatives are income distribution, planning--making sure the investor does not run out of money. In Steve's newest book, he does an excellent job of walking advisors through this change and showing them how to alter their practices to not only survive but thrive. This is a must-read for any advisor who still wants to be in the business in ten years."
--Len Reinhartfounder and President, Lockwood Advisors?

"For over thirty years, I have sought advice from industry experts who can help me grow and optimize my practice. Steve Gresham's advice is always of interest to me--he is always right there on the cutting edge."
--John Rafal, President, Essex Financial ServicesRegistered Rep.'s Top 50 Financial Advisor for 2006 and Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisor

"A good coach can help even the best players reach their potential. As a financial advisor, you coach successful families to tackle life's challenges and achieve their goals. Steve Gresham can help--he has the tactics to help you build a winning team."
--Mike KrzyzewskiHead Coach, Duke University Basketball and the 2006 U.S. National Team

Stephen D. Gresham is Executive Vice President and Director of Retail Markets for Phoenix Investment Partners, Ltd., the $37 billion asset-management division of The Phoenix Companies. Prior to joining Phoenix, he managed his own wealth-management consulting firm, The Gresham Company, LLC, which served a global clientele of more than fifty financial service companies. He is the author of The Managed Account Handbook and Attract and Retain the Affluent Investor. Gresham serves on the board of governors at The Money Management Institute and is a founding board member of The International Money Management Institute.