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Are you big enough for the custodians?

From Financial Planning
Added on April 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Independent advisors rely on custodians for technology, products and support. But RIAs with low AUM don’t always have access to them. Where should these firms turn? Seek out smaller custodians. Check out TAMPs. Or plead your case to the big guys, industry insiders say.

26-Year-Old CFP Offers Financial Planning for Nerds

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on April 2019 in Form an RIA
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Summary: If financial planning and new, younger clients are key to the future of the financial advisory industry, then the industry needs to attract young advisors who are interested in planning and not just investment management. ​

Consider diversity when it comes to mergers and acquisitions

From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2019 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As society becomes more diverse, it's time for a broader swath of the independent financial advice industry to reflect the country's changing demographics. Simply put, we need more women, young people and ethnocultural minority advisers and support staff.

InvestmentNews announces 2019 Innovation Awards winners

From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2019 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Six firms received InvestmentNews Innovation Awards Wednesday night for their creative and effective approaches to helping advisers run better businesses, improve client outcomes and tackle other planning industry challenges.

TD Ameritrade sells retirement plan custody business to fintech firm

From Financial Planning
Added on April 2019 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: In a bid to focus on its core goal of helping affiliated RIAs grow, TD Ameritrade is offloading its retirement plan custody and trust assets to a fast-growing fintech firm.

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