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Why the Best Advisors Stop Networking and Start Monopolizing Instead

Contrarian Growth Strategies

Oct 20, 2025
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While 87% of financial advisors cite ‘networking’ as their primary growth strategy, data from our Chairman’s Council reveals the top 5% spend 60% less time networking than their peers—yet generate 340% more new client revenue.

Let that sink in for a moment.

The advisors crushing it aren’t working the room harder. They’re not attending more events, collecting more business cards, or scheduling more coffee meetings. They’ve discovered something the industry doesn’t want you to know: traditional networking is a rigged game designed to keep you busy, not make you successful.

The elite 1% have already made the shift. While you’re reading this, they’re systematically monopolizing specific markets, building competitive moats that will take competitors years to breach. The window for this strategy won’t stay open forever. Here’s what most advisors miss entirely.

Why Your Networking ROI is Terrible (And You Know It)

Let’s do the math you’ve been avoiding.

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