Mixing Time “Off” with Time “On”
As a professional financial adviser, ongoing professional development is just part of the multitude of tasks required throughout the year. Part of that often includes attendance at a conference where you have the opportunity to meet with like-minded professionals to discuss not only investment portfolios but business strategies, client and staffing issues as well as updating yourself with investment strategies and the like.
For the first time ever, I/we decided to blend holiday with conference and so we headed to Queenstown (New Zealand) for 10 days. For Sarah, my wife, and I, it was our first overseas trip for over a decade. For our girls, Clara (11) and Hetty (9) it was their first overseas trip. We did the motorhome thing for 5 nights and took in as much as we could from the south of the South Island. To say that NZ is a magnificent country is an understatement, and the picture will never do it justice
The last 5 days were in Queenstown for the Entireti Alliances Conference where 5 of us from Goldsborough attended. The current middle East issues were certainly prevalent in much of the conversation, but AI was certainly top of the agenda. We spent significant time discussing how to use this ‘behemoth’ effectively and (most importantly) carefully in our practices. At Goldsborough we are always looking to be innovative, and improving our client experience. AI is certainly going to be a part of this (as with almost all businesses) and we look forward to using this amazing resource into the future.
Brenton Miegel CFP®
Authorised Representative (No 227297)
