From IRIS
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Summary: According to CEG Worldwide research, 70% of top financial advisors (those earning $1M or more annually) focus on a particular niche. Why does focusing on a target market improve an advisor’s chances of success? Here are some reasons.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: [Slide Show] The culture of a firm is what makes clients and employees want to join and stay, but business growth and some other factors can threaten even the strongest firm culture, said Ben Harrison, head of business development and relationship management at Pershing Advisor Solutions. He’s warning advisers to avoid making these mistakes that can cause an unraveling of the very fabric that made a firm succeed in the first place.
From The Client Driven Practice
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Summary: I was talking with an advisor last week about how to get into conversations about what he does. He was relaying the story of going jogging with a friend who could be a good client but is, more importantly, connected to a large network of people who fit this advisors ideal client description.
From RIACAST
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Summary:[Podcast] In this episode, Matt chats with Ed O’Brien, CEO of eMoney Advisor, Ed and Matt discuss, among other things:
- Ed’s background in fintech;
- His vision as eMoney’s CEO;
- The greatest challenges currently facing eMoney;
- eMoney’s launch of its enterprise division;
- Where Ed sees digital advice in 5 years; and
- His passion for National Parks.
From Cruz Consulting Group
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Summary: A majority of employees at advisory firms — both professional and nonprofessional — now receive a combination of base salary and incentive pay, industry studies find. But firms don’t seem to be satisfied with their pay packages and, at my consulting firm, the most highly requested engagement is for designing (or, more commonly, redesigning) incentive compensation.
