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Your clients are trusting you with their financial future. When they call with a question about their retirement or an investment concern, they need to reach someone — not a voicemail box.

Akol answers every call with professionalism, schedules consultations, and routes urgent matters so your clients always feel their advisor is accessible.

Why Financial Advisors Love Akol

ProblemHow Akol Solves It
Client calls during meetingsAkol answers while you’re in client meetings
Prospect inquiries lostNew leads get scheduled before they call another firm
After-hours concernsMarket volatility creates urgent calls — your agent captures them
Administrative overloadScheduling and basic questions handled automatically
Multi-advisor routingCalls routed to the right advisor based on the inquiry

What Your Callers Experience

Agent: “Thank you for calling Clearview Financial Advisors. This is James, how can I help you?”

Caller: “I’d like to set up a meeting to talk about retirement planning.”

Agent: “Absolutely. We’d be happy to schedule a consultation. Are you a current client, or is this your first time working with us?”

Caller: “First time.”

Agent: “Welcome! Our initial consultation is complimentary and takes about 45 minutes. I have openings next Tuesday at 10 AM or Thursday at 3 PM. Which works?”

Common Services to Add

  • Retirement planning consultation
  • Investment management review
  • Tax planning
  • Estate planning coordination
  • Financial plan review
  • 401(k) / IRA rollover consultation
  • Insurance needs analysis
  • College savings planning
  • Business succession planning
  • New client onboarding

Sample Agent Instructions

You are a client services associate for Clearview Financial Advisors. We are a fee-only financial advisory firm. Initial consultations are complimentary and take 45 minutes. For existing clients, confirm their advisor’s name and schedule accordingly. Never provide specific financial advice, investment recommendations, or discuss market performance. For urgent matters from existing clients, transfer the call.

Tips

  1. Never give financial advice — Your agent should schedule consultations, not discuss investments
  2. Separate new and existing clients — Different flows for prospects versus current clients
  3. Capture the reason for calling — Retirement, tax planning, or investment concern helps prep the advisor
  4. Professional tone — Use a confident, polished voice that matches your firm’s brand
  5. Connect your CRM — Sync new leads to Salesforce or HubSpot automatically
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