Know your client before the first meeting — goals, risk tolerance, and full financial context.
Financial template · 15 fields (11 required) · ~3 min for respondents to complete · Free plan · No credit card · Fully customizable
About this form
A financial client intake form does two jobs at once: it collects the regulatory basics (identity, contact, occupation, income) and the advisory substance — services needed, investment experience, risk tolerance, and financial goals in the client’s own words. Done before the first meeting, it turns that meeting from data collection into actual advice.
The template’s know-your-client fields align with common suitability requirements, giving advisors a documented baseline for recommendations — and a reference point when goals or risk tolerance change later.
Best practices
Send the form when the meeting is booked. Clients who complete intake beforehand show up more committed and better prepared.
Read the financial-goals narrative before the risk-tolerance selection — when the two disagree, that tension is your first meeting’s agenda.
Income ranges are deliberate: precise figures belong in the deeper fact-find after trust is established.
Track referral sources religiously. For most advisory practices it is the only marketing metric that matters.
Every field, explained
Client Name (Name, required)
Email Address (Email, required)
Primary Phone Number (Phone, required)
Secondary Phone Number (Phone)
Date of Birth (Date, required)
Home Address (Address, required)
Marital Status (Dropdown, required)
Occupation (Short text, required)
Employer (Short text)
Annual Income Range (Dropdown, required)
Financial Services Needed (Multiple choice) — Multi-select because most clients arrive with more than one need — and it shapes who at the firm should take the meeting.
Investment Experience (Dropdown, required) — Calibrates both your recommendations and how you explain them.
Risk Tolerance (Dropdown, required) — A self-report to be validated in conversation — but the documented starting point suitability reviews look for.
Primary Financial Goals (Long text, required) — The client’s own words. The gap between this narrative and their risk selection is usually the real conversation.
How did you hear about us? (Dropdown)
Frequently asked questions
What should a financial client intake form include?
Identity and contact details, occupation and income range, the services sought, investment experience, risk tolerance, and the client’s financial goals. This template covers the full set, giving advisors a documented know-your-client baseline before the first meeting.
Does this form satisfy know-your-client requirements?
It collects the core KYC data most suitability frameworks expect, but regulatory requirements vary by jurisdiction and registration type. Treat it as the documented starting point, supplemented by your firm’s compliance process.
When should clients complete the intake form?
Between booking and the first meeting. You get accurate data (clients answer financial questions better at home), and the meeting itself can focus on advice instead of form-filling.