Polls Archive

What three issues will have the biggest impact on the profitability of your advice practice in 2013?
  • FSC 3-year responsibility period (28%)
  • Opt-in implementation (22%)
  • State of the national economy (11%)
  • APES 230 commissions ban (11%)
  • Investment/super commissions ban (10%)
  • New advice business model (9%)
  • Transition to fee for advice model (6%)
  • Other issues (3%)
Start Date: January 8, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
End Date: January 22, 2013 @ 8:34 pm
Which of the two main adviser association conferences will you attend in 2013?
  • AFA Conference Only (69%)
  • Neither Conference (19%)
  • FPA Conference Only (9%)
  • Not sure (2%)
  • Both AFA and FPA Conferences (1%)
Start Date: December 4, 2012 @ 3:18 pm
End Date: January 8, 2013 @ 10:21 pm
Could your advice practice survive and prosper if you were forced to charge a fee for life insurance advice?
  • No (84%)
  • Yes (9%)
  • Not sure (7%)
Start Date: November 20, 2012 @ 4:10 pm
End Date: December 4, 2012 @ 3:18 pm
If you were to operate under a code of conduct, whose code would you prefer?
  • An adviser association's code (55%)
  • My dealer group's code (if offered) (39%)
  • Other (5%)
  • Not sure (1%)
Start Date: November 5, 2012 @ 10:08 pm
End Date: November 20, 2012 @ 4:09 pm
Are you now more likely to join an adviser association (or retain your membership) in order to operate under its complying code of conduct?
  • Yes (69%)
  • No (25%)
  • Not sure (6%)
Start Date: October 24, 2012 @ 10:43 am
End Date: November 5, 2012 @ 10:07 pm