From Advisor Perpectives
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Summary: Building a reliable network of centers of influence (COIs) is one of the surest ways to engage with new prospects and grow your practice. Here’s a step-by-stop process to expand your list of COIs – including some who you probably didn’t think were potential referral sources.
From InvestmentNews
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Summary: The experience that financial advice clients expect today has evolved, and firms that don't have speedy service are going to get rolled over, said Alex Murguia, managing principal of McLean Asset Management in McLean, Va. He is also a board member of inStream Solutions, a financial planning system. What's even more surprising is the role Mr. Murguia sees technology playing for future advisers — and it has nothing to do with robo-advice.
From WealthManagement.com
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Summary: PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts major changes coming to the financial services industry by 2020, especially in the makeup of a firm’s workforce and how it is recruited, organized and compensated. With automation replacing the bulk of transactional tasks, financial services firms need to rethink job roles and responsibilities to adapt
From PFI Advisors
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Summary: Sheryl Sandberg’s 2013 book kicked off a public discussion on what it means to be a successful woman in the workplace, and it provided strategies and motivation for women to get ahead in their careers. More specifically to the financial services industry, Sallie Krawcheck has done some amazing work with her company, Ellevest, and has written some eye-opening articles detailing her experiences of successfully scaling the corporate ladder in the male-dominated world of Wall Street.
From IRIS
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Summary: Some of the best opportunities for a company to improve its value lie hidden in plain view. Again and again in our strategy work for professional services firms we encounter a common set of problems that weaken profits and rob firms of their competitive advantage. But these problems, if solved, can become powerful opportunities. Fixing these problems can create strategic advantage and improve a firm’s long-term performance and value.