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Advisors: 3 Ways to Attract New Clients for Long-Term Success

From IRIS
Added on June 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: “The times they are a-changin’.” Bob Dylan first crooned these lyrics in his 1964 title track to acknowledge a mass cry for social reform. Listen closely now, and you’ll hear echoes of the song’s core message underscoring some of today’s most newsworthy issues: the polarizing presidential race, an unraveling of corporate scandals and the ongoing fight for gender parity. Similarly, looking at the lyrics through a financial services lens elicits visions of policy reform, industry skeptics and the generational shift in wealth that have awoken a renewed need for change from Wall Street to Main Street.

Building Connectivity: An Interview with Scott D. Welch of Dynasty Financial Partners

From PIMCO
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: We recently sat down with Scott D. Welch, CIMA, Chief Investment Officer at Dynasty Financial Partners to discuss the growing popularity of third-party research platforms and other trends driving wealth management today. We also touched on his market outlook and thoughts on positioning client portfolios.     

The Perennial Challenge in Selling Advice Is Positioning It as Valuable: How to Do It

From IRIS
Added on June 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Giving advice is all about analysing the desired outcomes for clients, weighing up the possibilities, deciding on the optimal way forward and then managing the behavioural change required by the clients to achieve the desired outcome.  That was a bit of a mouthful, but that is really the entire advice process in a single sentence.  If we were to condense that sentence further, we’d come up with “advising is coaching clients to win their own game”.

After chats with Phyllis Borzi, a flagship HighTower team executes a 'deliberate' breakaway to form a $2.5-billion RIA

From RIABiz
Added on June 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Citing post-DOL-rule concerns about serving their super-rich clientle and hungering for more alternative alternatives, Paul Pagnato and David Karp have ankled the captive brokerage world but are keeping ties to the Chicago roll-up

The Importance of Job Descriptions

From Linkedin
Added on June 2016 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: While many firms use job descriptions only when they have an open position they need to fill, we believe the job description is the most important tool in not only attracting new talent but also retaining and managing your current talent.

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