From Financial Planning
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Summary: You can learn something even from your failures. I say this because I recently polled subscribers to my newsletter in conjunction with the marketing consulting firm FiComm Partners. We asked (among other things) how advisors market themselves. Are they using advanced techniques like targeted Google or Facebook ads? How much are they spending on marketing overall? Do they employ a dedicated marketing professional? Other questions related to their return on investment.
From Forbes
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Summary: As an entrepreneur, it is easy to get caught up in your great idea. You just know your product or service is going to be the big one! You should be excited and enthusiastic; after all, you may end up being your best salesperson for a long time.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary:Toys may not be immediately relevant to financial advice, but there are a couple of extremely valuable takeaways for advisors from the iconic retailer’s demise.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: The early fear around robo advisors was that they would perform the work of human advisors — and at a fraction of the cost. Yet in practice, robos have failed to capture even 0.1% market share of consumers’ investable assets. Nonetheless, this failure doesn’t mean technology won’t fundamentally reshape how our firms operate.
From Advisor Perspectives
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Summary: After I wrote an article on business suits, several advisors asked me about casual dress, the biggest concern being about whether you should wear a tie. I’m going to unbutton that question and provide insight about what you could do to pull off this look successfully.