Newsletter for the Counter-Cultural Retirement Advisor
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Issue: #544  |  April 6, 2026
“There are 290,000 financial advisors in America. 212,000 (73%) of those own a Capital Group strategy for their clients.  
―Mike Gitlin
CEO & President of Capital Group
Greetings,
 
Welcome to this week's Advisor Training newsletter. Our goal is to provide training, education and insights for solo/independent Advisors who adhere to our client-first, counter-cultural, and sometimes counter-intuitive investment and business philosophy.
 
If you're not yet part of our AdvisorFirst Group but you'd like to learn more, you can schedule a chat with me.
THIS WEEK'S PRO-TIP
Avoid Avoidance Behavior

Remember, fear is the cause of avoidance behavior which is the bane of prospecting.

“Independent agents aren’t tied to one company, so they can offer you more options, saving you time and money.”
―Dave Ramsey
LAST WEEK's QUIZ

On average, the market drops -X%, Y times per year.

  1. 1% 3 times per year.
  2. 5% 4 times per year, and -15% once per year. 
  3. 5% once per year, and -10% 3 times per year.
  4. 5% two times per year, and -10% once every 18 months.
  5. -10% 2 times per year. F: -12% once per year, and -5% twice a year.

Answer = 4

BUSINESS MEMES

Michael Paulding Thomas

Securities Principal & Advisor Development

 

Over three decades of training part-time and full-time financial advisors. Developed 2 $200k-earners, 10 $100k-earners, 15 part-time $50k-earners and built a $1.6M revenue sales force.


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