The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the benefits of planning, with the ensuing market volatility easier to put in perspective when both clients and advisors view it through the lens of a set of future goals.
LPL program highlights the need for continuity planning in wake of an advisor's death. 'Whether on this side of the grave or the other, we never want to leave our clients floundering.'
Advisors are increasingly reluctant to sell during this period of disruption and uncertainty without a greater level of commitment and ongoing support from their firms.