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Summary: Headhunters and industry specialists say fewer advisers move on holiday weekends now, in part because a 2004 protocol prevents firms from seeking temporary restraining orders, and also because brokers and firms don't want to interrupt clients while they are enjoying those long breaks..
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Summary: Get smarter about communicating with existing clients — and attracting new ones. Sharpen your overall business strategies, and improve your social media presence.No matter how successful an advisor becomes, there are always ways to hone a firm’s practices to reach more clients and improve profitability. We scoured Financial Planning’s many Web-only features, blogs and videos to find the best ideas our readers might have missed.
Added on April 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White said Tuesday she is telling her staff that examining small investment advisors is important.The SEC’s use of computer modeling to determine which advisors to examine might not bring up large numbers of smaller advisors because they are not as risky as larger operations.
Added on March 2014 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Why should an ad-viser spend time preparing for a regulatory exam? Only about 60% of SEC-registered investment advisory firms have undergone a compliance examination. Congress blusters about holding the Securities and Exchange Commission accountable to do more but simultaneously denies funding necessary to make that practical.
Added on April 2013 in Form an RIA
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Summary: RIA in a Box gives a brief look at why and how you would form your own RIA in the current advisory environment. A hint: it's not as hard as you think.
