“We have a list of, I think, 59 questions… we will choose the 25 or so for that meeting based upon the intro call that we had.”

Michael Yoder · Financial Advisor Success · Creating Effective Discovery Meetings To Convert 100% Of (High-Value) Prospects Into Clients with Michael Yoder

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Keep a master list of 59 discovery questions, but select ~25 for each meeting based on the prospect’s background (e.g., skip business-owner questions for non-owners)

59 total questions, ~25 used per meeting

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