From InvestmentNews
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Summary: Elite advisory firms distinguish themselves in many nuanced ways. But there appear to be three big areas in which the top-performing advisory firms (leading firms) have made the right decisions that helped them truly stand out: human capital management, technology implementation and profitable pricing.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: Client meetings are one of the most important touchpoints we as financial advisors can have with our clients. A well-executed client meeting is an opportunity to build clients’ trust and confidence in us. And one of the best ways to ensure the meeting is well-executed is through preparation.
From ThinkAdvisor
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Summary: Ron Carson, the founder and CEO of the Carson Group, which oversees close to $8 billion in assets — about 40% directly managed — contends that financial advisory firms can grow their businesses substantially despite the current “massive disruption” in the industry.
From Financial Planning
Added on February 2017 in Form an RIA
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Summary: The stern words of a former FBI agent planted the idea for this month’s issue on cybersecurity. At last year’s FSI OneVoice conference, Clyde Langley, a former agent who’s now vice president of Schwab’s fraud prevention and investigations unit, told a room of worried executives that hackers were probably lurking in their firm’s systems.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: Everyone has blind spots. This concept was popularized in a model created by two UCLA psychologists, Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham, in 1955—the Johari Window. Now most people are familiar with the model, or have at least heard of it, but not much has changed when it comes to activating the mental strength required for self-awareness. I’m referring to a high-level awareness that enables you to learn your “blind spots” a.k.a. weaknesses.
