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Kitces: Tech trend will lead advisers into niche practices

From Financial Planning
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Advisers have adopted technology long before robo advice entered the market, said Michael Kitces, partner and director of wealth management for Pinnacle Advisory Group, at the Pershing Insite 2016 conference. But these digital tools offer a new opportunity for advisers to focus, he added.

The non-Big Four RIA custodians, no longer runts but stunted in growth, are applying tougher love to hobbyist RIAs

From RIABiz
Added on June 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: In part one of a three-part series, RIABiz examines how seven small custodians -- starting with Trade PMR and Scottrade -- are evolving away from the Utopian model of 100% inclusivity.

Smaller FAs Have a Big Advantage over Institutions

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on June 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: VIDEO (4:09) Individuals can be faster on their feet than slow-moving institutions led by committee.   

Advisers ignore these trends at their peril

From Financial Planning
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Working on my new book about financial planning forced me to think hard about an important question: What do planners most need to know in order to be successful at providing great value and service to their clients, and succeeding personally and financially as professionals?

Clients Want "Therapists" Not Just Advisors: EY

From Financial Advisor IQ
Added on June 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: The advent of automated asset-allocation technologies – the so-called robos – and a generally stricter regulatory regime mean wealth firms will soon need to staff themselves with financial therapists more than investment advisors, according to consulting giant Ernst & Young.

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