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Cybersecurity, Anti-Money Laundering Top RIAs' Compliance Worries: Poll

From Think Advisor
Added on June 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Just as registered investment advisors name adopting cybersecurity policies as their top compliance chore, RIAs rate anti-money laundering policies as their second biggest concern. 

What Owner-Advisors Need to Know About Consultants

From Think Advisor
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Like most advisory firm owners and business consultants today, when I started my consulting business 15 years ago I thought business consulting was an ongoing process: with the consultant serving as an “off the books” member of the executive team, working to grow a successful advisory business. I even described my services as a “virtual CEO or COO,” or some fancy name that I care not to remember.

Changing client records is a recurring problem among breakaway brokers: Finra

From InvestmentNews
Added on June 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Brokers who change phone numbers and email addresses in an attempt to retain clients before leaving their firms is a regular problem that has sparked recent disciplinary action, according to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

Finding the perfect client fit

From On Wall Street
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: When you work with a smorgasbord of client types — with different financial situations and goals — you need multiple service models. Different clients may receive different and better (or worse) service than others. Juggling the many disparate needs of these clients can quickly leave you feeling stressed, overworked and burned out.

Voices You already have all the tools to beat robos. Get started.

From Financial Plannning
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Sumnmary: When meeting with advisers in their offices, I often hear, “The average age of our client base is 67 years old. We know the statistics — 90% of children fire their parent’s adviser. We are scared to death that we will lose the next generation. We need to offer a robo solution because these kids have grown up in the digital age!”

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