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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.

Thirteen True Differentiators for Financial Advisors

From WealthManagement.com
Added on June 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: NEW YORK CITY — “I don’t mean to sound cynical, but this is New York and people don’t fall for B.S.,” Josh professed as he segued into his real question, “Let’s face it, we’re all just stockbrokers, with similar platforms and similar products. How in the world can you really differentiate yourself from the thousands of advisors in the metropolitan area?”

The biggest cyberthreats RIAs face

From InvestmentNews
Added on June 2016 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Fending off cyberfraud is often portrayed as a battle with hackers employing sophisticated technology, but the weakest link at most firms is typically low-tech: their employees and clients.

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