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Advisers can use online info to learn more about prospects — but should they?

From InvestmentNews
Added on August 2018 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: When you shop online, your web browser tracks your Google searches and which products you click so it can automatically show you ads for related items you may be interested in. Amazon has a similar strategy to provide product recommendations, as does Netflix to suggest what movie or TV show you should watch next.

The Case for Advisor Checklists

From WealthManagement.com
Added on August 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: As an advisor, you deal with complexity on a day-to-day basis. You’re managing investments, financial plans, client emotions, team dynamics, administrative paperwork, compliance and more. You can’t remember everything. It’s just not possible. 

How To Generate Referrals When You Want Them

From IRIS
Added on August 2018 in Form an RIA
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Summary: If you have picked the right connections to begin with they will do it every time, and if the person you want to work with gets contacted by 2 or 3 respected contacts, the opportunity door is wide open.
 

When It's Best to do Nothing

From Advisor Perpectives
Added on August 2018 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: We have an interesting situation evolving at our advisory firm. We are about 40 people and just last year we finally hired someone in an HR role. She is in charge of some operations areas but her primary responsibility is supposed to be HR. She has two junior people working for her in support roles – they are mostly supposed to be ops/client service but they get involved in HR activities too.

Understanding client values builds deeper relationships

From InvestmentNews
Added on August 2018 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Often when advisers meet with clients or prospects, they spend the majority of the time discussing portfolio construction, risk-adjusted rates of return and other minutiae that make the average person's eyes glaze over. Since technology has allowed much of that work to be automated and almost commoditized, advisers are likely much better off using meeting time getting to know their clients on a more personal level. Understanding what actually motivates the client can help advisers provide real and meaningful advice to help them meet their long-term personal and financial goals.

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