What the world's richest people look for when they choose their wealth managers
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It's not easy to manage a billion dollars.
It's not easy to manage a billion dollars.
That's why so many ultra-wealthy people think carefully about choosing a wealth manager to help them maintain or grow their fortunes. Choosing the right wealth manager can be a highly personal decision, but there is one factor that billionaires value in wealth managers over any other, French technology consulting firm Capgemini found in its 2019 World Wealth report: good customer service.Customer service has only been a primary focus of the ultra-wealthy for about three years, the Deputy Head of Capgemini's Global Financial Services Market Intelligence Strategic Analysis Group Chirag Thakral told Business Insider. Over 90% of the ultra-wealthy people surveyed reported that they considered how they were treated by potential wealth managers and management firms when making a decision, according to Capgemini. Customer service ranked above all of the other factors studied, which included fees, referrals from peers, the firm's past performance and geographical location.
"Wealth management is a personal touch business," Thakral said. "End of the day, [your] value proposition is the way that you maintain personal connections with the client."As a result, more wealth management firms are giving their managers technological tools to minimize their administrative work and maximize the time they can spend with customers, Thakral said.
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When looking for a wealth manager, billionaires value customer service over the firm's past performance, according to Capgemini's 2019 World Wealth Report.
Peter Mallouk, the chief investment officer of Creative Planning, the largest wealth management firm in the US, credits his success to his skill at tailoring each client's portfolio to their specific needs, Business Insider's Marley Jay previously reported. Mallouk's clients often ask him to do things like diversifying their portfolios while minimizing their tax bill or adopting risky strategies like using loans to buy stocks.
"Having to build and to customize really allows you to sit down with somebody and say two things: What is it you need and when do you need it?" Mallouk said, "And then, two, how do we do that in a way that's consistent with your values?"Copyright © 2021. Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved.For reprint rights. Times Syndication Service.
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