If you follow in the path of FAs of previous generations - network, rely on referrals, and pass out business cards at parties - you’re destined to leave the business broke, and perhaps broken.
How ironic is it that many FAs successfully manage client’s money but never build any wealth for themselves? Does that idea scare you?
Are you worried that after busting your hind end for clients for years, you’ll end up retiring on a budget? Or worse yet, getting a job as a greeter at WalMart?