Best AI prompts for client meeting prep at an RIA
Last updated April 13, 2026 · By Isaiah Grant, Founder
What we automate prompts below cover 90% of client meeting prep work for a financial advisor in 2026. They're written for Claude or ChatGPT in an enterprise tier; they assume the AI has access to the client's CRM record and recent communications. Use them verbatim, then refine for the firm's voice.
What we automate prompts
1. Pre-meeting brief. 'Summarize this client in under 200 words for a 30-minute review meeting tomorrow. Pull from the CRM record, the last three meeting summaries, and any emails in the last 90 days. Lead with anything that has changed in the client's life or stated goals. End with the three open items I should raise.'
2. Agenda draft. 'Draft a meeting agenda for [client name]. Time available: 45 minutes. Last meeting was [date]. Open items: [list]. Recent life events: [from CRM]. Order by importance to the client, not by my workflow preference.'
3. Tax-aware question list. 'Based on the client's current tax bracket, age, retirement timeline, and Roth balances, what are the three tax-planning questions I should be raising at this review?'
4. Allocation drift check. 'Compare the client's current allocation to their stated IPS targets. Flag anything more than 5% off. Suggest rebalance options that minimize tax impact given current unrealized gains.'
5. Plain-English summary of recent change. '[Recent market event or policy change] — write a 100-word explanation of what this means for THIS client given their specific holdings and goals. Avoid jargon.'
6. Follow-up email draft. 'Based on these meeting notes [paste], draft the follow-up email in my voice. Action items in the body, not a bullet list. Date stamps for promised deliverables. Sign off the way I always do.'
7. Next-meeting trigger. 'Based on what we discussed, what should trigger the next meeting and when? Set the calendar reminder.'
Why these seven and not others
These seven cover the actual meeting cycle: prep, run, follow-up, schedule. They each replace 10-30 minutes of advisor time. Combined, they cut a typical quarterly review from about 90 minutes of advisor time (prep + meeting + follow-up + filing) to about 50. The other 40 minutes of saved time is the win.
How to adapt them to the firm
Two changes most firms make. Voice substitution — replace 'in my voice' in prompt 6 with a paragraph describing the principal's writing style (or train the AI on past emails). Compliance overlay — add 'flag anything that requires CCO review before sending' to prompts 5 and 6. Beyond those two, the prompts are stable across firms because the underlying meeting cycle is.
What's NOT in this list (on purpose)
Three things the firm should not prompt the AI to do, even though it can. Investment recommendations — that's the advisor's call. Client classification or risk assessment — keep these in the firm's CRM/financial-planning tool, not in an AI scratchpad. Compliance approval — AI can flag, the CCO approves. Keeping these three off the prompt list keeps the workflow clean and audit-ready.
Frequently asked
Will these prompts work in ChatGPT free?
They'll produce something, but you should not run them in ChatGPT free with real client data. Use ChatGPT Team/Enterprise, Claude for Work, or Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
How do I make the AI use my actual client's data?
Either paste the relevant CRM record into the prompt or use a tool that's been wired to read the CRM directly. The latter is part of what an installed AI brain does.
Can I save these as templates?
Yes, and most firms do. Save them in the firm's prompt library (a shared doc or a tool-specific feature) so every advisor uses the same starting point and the firm gets consistent output.
What about prompts for prospect meetings?
Different shape — they're more about discovery than review. The pre-meeting brief and follow-up email work; agenda and allocation prompts don't apply yet. Build a separate three-prompt set for new-prospect meetings.
How often should we update these?
Quarterly. The underlying tools (Claude, ChatGPT) get new capabilities every few months; some prompts that needed verbose framing in 2024 work cleaner with shorter framing in 2026.
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