A wake-up call for any accountant who thinks “my clients don’t want that level of conversation.”

For years, accountants have told themselves a comforting lie:

“Clients don’t want to talk about their personal finances, their goals, or their bigger life picture — they just want the numbers done.”

For accountants, the challenge is clear: how do you prepare clients for the unknown? And how do you turn those regulatory requirements into opportunities to build stronger, deeper advisory relationships?