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Rebel spirit prompts advisors to develop their own fintech

From Finacial Planning
Added on October 2018 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: ST. LOUIS — There was a rebel spirit uniting all the entrepreneurs in XY Planning Network’s fintech competition. Advisors are taking matters into their own hands by funding their own platforms or software partly because they feel the industry has failed to address RIA practice concerns.

102 schools for financial planning

From Financial Planning
Added on October 2018 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Our annual schools listing, listed in alphabetical order, is drawn from a Financial Planning survey of colleges and universities that offer CFP Board-registered degree programs. Images courtesy of the schools.
 

Ten Best Mobile Apps for Advisors

From WealthManagement.com
Added on October 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Financial professionals, like their clients, are increasingly mobile and less tethered to a desktop workstation. The best tools are, likewise, mobile and as close as your smartphone or tablet. Here are 10 mobile apps, all of them recommended by working advisors, that will keep you plugged into the cloud as you serve your clients securely from wherever in the world you happen to be. 

What to Tell Young Female Advisors (and Their Male Counterparts)

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on September 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Having worked in many business settings throughout my career that were primarily male, I’ve found that it is easy for women to believe we have to be something we’re not. We have to live up to standards that are put upon us and standards that we put upon ourselves. One common standard is “being strong.”

Voices Looking for capital? 5 key sources for RIAs

From Financial Planning
Added on September 2018 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Aggregators, traditional private equity firms, minority-interest private equity firms, family offices and various lenders are all in on the act. There are huge differences between them, however, and navigating the options is like running across a minefield. The wrong deal may blow you team to smithereens. The right partner, on the other hand, can help you address succession and liquidity needs and grow your business to the next level.

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