What your private GFAB report tells you, and what it doesn't

Two hours is a real investment for a busy adviser. Before you give it, you should know exactly what you get back.

Written for one reader

Your GFAB report is private. Nobody else sees it unless you choose to show them. It is written in plain language for you, not as a score sheet, and it describes what you tend to do, in sentences that begin "You tend to…", rather than putting labels on who you are.

What is in it

• Your two clearest strengths. What each one looks like with clients, why it matters to them, and how to make more of it.
• One focus area. The most useful place to grow next, with three practical things to try in real client work and a question to reflect on.
• A profile across eight areas of judgment. For each area: what your reading means in practice, how it shows up with clients, one thing to try and one question to consider.
• Your confidence, reported separately. How well your certainty matched your choices. Clients tend to hear an adviser's certainty as a promise, so it is worth knowing when yours has been earned.
• A simple plan for the year. What to do now, what to try over the next ninety days, what to look back on at mid-year, and how to approach the next edition.

How to read it

The readings describe the choices you made in this edition. Small differences between areas are not meaningful on their own, so look at the overall shape rather than single points.

Your focus area is not a weakness label. In a fairly even profile, it is simply the most useful place to start.

What it does not tell you

• It does not compare you with other advisers. The founding edition has no percentile, rank or league table. Comparisons will appear only when there is enough evidence to support them.
• It does not go through individual questions or reveal reference answers. That keeps GFAB a fair look at judgment for everyone who takes part.
• It does not predict your future conduct or define you as a person.
• It is not a qualification. It does not certify competence.

Sharing is your choice

If you want to, you can share a completion record that shows you took part, with your name on it, and appear in the adviser directory. Neither shows a score, and your report stays private either way.

See for yourself

The sample report follows a fictional adviser from the overall picture to practical next steps. It is the clearest way to decide whether GFAB is worth your two hours.