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Candidates for Finra board want greater focus on regulatory pain of small firms

From InvestmentNews
Added on August 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Four candidates for the small-firm seat on the board of governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. want to make the broker-dealer regulator responsive to the compliance pain their sector is feeling.

Social Media: Marketing Gold or Poisoned Chalice?

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on August 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Finra’s guidance to financial advisors on the use of social media is now six years old, which means the industry has already adopted some best practices, one commentator writes on Forbes.

Advisors: Are You Properly Valuing Your Advice?

From IRIS
Added on August 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: In my experience most financial advisers are poor at valuing the advice they give. This is despite a number of excellent studies highlighting the difference an adviser can make to a consumers wellbeing and net worth, as well as the experience of the advisers themselves over the course of their careers.  It is worth noting that I am not referring to being poor atexpressing the value – which we usually are – but we are poor at actuallyputting the proper value on the advice itself.

What's next for Focus Financial?

From Financial Advisor
Added on August 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The 10-year-old RIA aggregator — one of the advisory industry's largest— has confidentially filed an IPO that could value the company for as much as $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported.

11 "Must Haves" for Your Website

From Advisor Perpectives
Added on August 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Whether you’re a small independent advisor or large financial firm, there are 11 key items you need to have on your website. These items will help you reach people more organically and truly connect with your current and prospective clients.

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