Comments on: How Professional Designations Can Help You Sell Annuities

By: Marios K

Marios K — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:39:46 +0000

Good post. Thanks for the opinion on Annuities; I personally favor to use skilled people. add url

By: Hayabusa

Hayabusa — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:46:08 +0000

A designation, while perhaps educating you beyond the lame training you got from your company or broker-dealer, will not generally create an instant rapport with your clients or allow you to set appointments more easily. It will not make you infinitely smarter than the competition, nor will it make you well-known and admired by all.

By: dlf@new homes

dlf@new homes — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:08:45 +0000

There is still the need for additional education and qualifications for one to achieve mastery of skills. But there is also the side of building a relationship of trust and confidence between clients and agents that no prospecting system can replace.

By: Brian from North Idaho New homes

Brian from North Idaho New homes — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:26:00 +0000

Letters after your name will add up more annuity sales. Most people would rather hire or believe people who are expert on a certain that field. We can actually consider that this as a lifetime investment. This is a good post. We are learned a lot from it.

By: Andung Journal

Andung Journal — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:59:55 +0000

The majority of professional designations in insurance have continuing education requirements. None of them guarantee that the designation holder is a financial expert.

By: The Woodlands TX Therapist

The Woodlands TX Therapist — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:40:52 +0000

I am a psychotherapist and have many different designations. Mine is a very specialized field and these designations are needed so that the public can identify the correct professional for their needs. I would assume this is true for many different services when someone is trying to hire a professional.

By: ethan johson

ethan johson — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:47:44 +0000

Thanks for the advice on Annuities, i personally prefer to use qualified people. In fact, even if i dont know what the letters after the name stand for, i still am impressed by it! but all most people think like that. For this blog, so i think is excellently written. RFT14 Xp62

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:08:02 +0000

find it is up to you to engender trust and you can only do that by being trustworthy and by always recomending the right solution to your prospect even if it means sending them elsewere.
Never chase commisions, build relationships and the revenue will follow

By: poker

poker — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:03:24 +0000

I would have to agree with Fred. I am pretty astute when it comes to investing but I have never really gotten the whole annuity thing down.

By: The Woodlands Texas

The Woodlands Texas — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:49:23 +0000

I’ve never really known what to think about designations. In the real estate world, you see a zillion different designations. I don’t think the general public knows what to think about them all. I cringe when I see a realtor with 10 different designations and they still don’t have their brokers license. I think the general public recognizes a brokers license as being superior to a handful of designations. I realize that the designations make the professional better at what they do, but I think the main objective is to make your self more marketable.