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The 2 Most Important Questions Advisors Should Ask Clients

From ThinkAdvisor
Added on May 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: “The brand of full-service investment advice the industry has historically delivered is under attack,” states a white paper, “Digital Disruption: Is the Financial Advisor’s Value Under Siege?” released by Wells Fargo Clearing Services’ First Clearing last fall.

Voices Advisers, broker-dealers should review SEC risk alert on ransomware

From Financial Plannning
Added on May 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations issued a risk alert about recent ransomware attacks and offered some best practices for smaller firms for dealing with ransomware incidents. We recommend reviewing the agency's recent alert, as well as its 2014 guidance,

3 Components to Successful Marketing for RIAs

From TwentyOverTen
Added on May 2017 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The ‘rule of three’ is a writing principle that suggests that groups of three are very effective. I believe this is especially true when it comes to RIA marketing. From my experience, those RIAs that are most successful share three basic characteristics:

For Growth, Firm Founders Must Become Real CEOs

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on May 2017 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: If founders of financial-advice practices want to grow their firms, they have to transition from being full-time advisors to being full-time CEOs, Hoon Kang writes in Advisor Perspectives.

Voices An often overlooked potential successor

From Financial Plannning
Added on May 2017 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: Much has been written about succession planning, with the focus of the successor either being another financial planning firm or a younger planner within the firm. But there is an important third option: Wealthy clients who become career changers.

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