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Voices A new twist on succession planning urgency

From Financial Planning
Added on May 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Although the drumbeat for succession planning has been getting louder over the years, the industry continues to remain woefully unprepared.

Ten Best Practices for Buying Technology

From WealthManagement.com
Added on May 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: [Slideshow] The digital tools available to help advisors have never been better, but there are so many of them. It seems like you hear about a new CRM or automated investing platform every week, each with its own set of bells and whistles.

Should I … Do a client survey?

From Financial Planning
Added on May 2017 in Thought Leadership
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​Summery: The founder of holistic planning firm Grow heard that he sometimes talks too fast, and too much, without really listening. Clients also wrote in the survey that the documents he sent them can be hard to understand.

Shrinking talent pool puts strain on advisory firms

From InvestmentNews
Added on May 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Jon Yankee suddenly found himself in a hiring crunch last month. One new financial planning graduate who had accepted an associate adviser position with his firm, FJY Financial, abruptly backed out, and later that week, a midlevel adviser notified the small, 11-person firm that she wasn't returning from maternity leave.

We're (Only) Human: Why Don't Advisors Market That Way

From SEI
Added on May 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I had never listened to a podcast. I felt I didn’t have the time and I was too easily distractible to maintain focus while driving or working around the house. Well, I am not going to say I am a convert yet, but I have listened to a few more (and liked them) – I even just participated in two as a guest (more about that in a second).

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