“Nearly three-fourths of the 1,203 adults polled said their auto mechanic uses clearer English than their financial professionals,” according to “Financial Jargon: You Just Don’t Understand” by Cathie Gandel in AARP Bulletin Today.
Are you one of those confusing financial pros? And are your clients suffering as a result?
Learn more about the results of a survey by AARP Financial about consumer understanding of financial jargon.
Some of the participants in my “How to Write Investment Commentary that People Will Read” presentation say that learning mind mapping is one of the best parts of the program. It makes them feel they can organize their thoughts better before sitting down to write.
I recently learned about more web-based mind mapping tools that help you create and save an electronic version of a mind map. “Map your mind 2.0” by Rafe Needleman reviews Spinscape and devotes a paragraph apiece to competitors called MeadMap, Mindomo, MindMeister, and bubbl.us.
Needleman doesn’t care for Spinscape, but he’s not a fan of mind mapping. He seems to like MindMeister best.
I’ve written earlier about “Mindmapping for financial advisors.”
When I launched my blog under the SusanCFA name, I wasn’t sure if blogging was more than a flash in the pan. Now that it’s here to stay, I’m re-launching my blog under a name that ties in with my website at InvestmentWriting.com.
What do you think of my new blog’s look? Do you have suggestions for what I should write about? Let me know by leaving a comment or e-mailing me. I look forward to hearing from you.