One of my sons caught the entrepreneur bug early. By the time he hit high school, he had more business ventures than Elon Musk has Twitter controversies. First it was mowing lawns. Then dog walking. Then selling stuff online. Then flipping trading cards. For a brief moment, he even tried making custom T-shirts (until he realized the family dog was the only one “buying” them).
At first, I admired the hustle. But after a while, the problem became obvious—he was spread so thin, none of the ventures really worked. Customers got half-efforts, his attention was constantly split, and he never developed a clear reputation for doing one thing well. He was busy, sure—but he wasn’t building anything durable.
That’s when he started to learn a lesson most entrepreneurs—and yes, financial advisors—eventually have to face: when you try to do everything, you end up standing for nothing.
Advisors who operate as generalists face the same trap. Trying to serve everyone with every type of financial challenge might feel safe, but it waters down your message, makes your processes inefficient, and leaves prospects unsure why they should hire you instead of the next advisor they meet.
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Meanwhile, the advisors who pick a niche—business owners in transition, physicians navigating debt, retirees optimizing Social Security—start to build something powerful. They become the obvious expert in their lane. Their referrals multiply, their messaging clicks, and their client delivery becomes both sharper and more scalable.
And just like my son finally learned when he chose to double down on one venture instead of five, advisors who focus on a single specialty find that success accelerates. Energy compounds. The business gains clarity. And, when it comes time to sell, buyers see a firm with repeatable processes and defensible value—not a scattershot book of business.
So ask yourself: are you running ten little side hustles like my son, or are you building a business that owns its space? Pick your niche, refine it, and go deep. That’s how you win in a commoditized world.
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