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Summary: Adviser John R. Augenblick learned the hard way that you have to offer a clear career path to the next generation. As the financial crisis hit, one of his junior employees was poached by a competitor who was willing to offer the young professional a client-facing position immediately, he said. We didn't have those kind of formal expectations laid out for him," Mr. Augenblick, 35, said Tuesday on a panel at Fidelity Inside Track, a practice management conference in Washington D.C. "He didn't get clarity from us."
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Summary: For an adviser to make a transition to a new firm takes considerable work. Not surprisingly, most of that work has to be done well in advance of the transition, beginning with an open dialogue with the recruiting firm about their expectations and the resources that are going to be available to you. Before either of you make any sort of commitment, you want to make sure that you know exactly what you're entering into together.
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Summary: RIA and dually registered advisory channels will grow their share of the advised assets to 26 percent by 2016, up from 21 percent today, according to a new report by Cerulli Associates. That growth will largely come at the expense of the wirehouse channel, said Cerulli associate director Kenton Shirk.
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Summary: Looking to attract and retain top advisors this year? Expect senior-level executives to demand equity and career growth, says Kathy Freeman.“When we started the survey five years ago, executives were more focused on the health of the company,” says Freeman, president and CEO of her eponymous executive search firm. “Now it’s all about their own careers.”
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Summary: Advisors who continue to work with clients the same way they always have are not going to be as successful in the future. If advisors want to win more next-generation (NextGen) clients, they need to adopt the technology that is shaping how society demands communications and services.
