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Client Data Insights for Your Market Volatility Conversations

From WealthManagement.com
Added on March 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: With the equity markets down between 5 and 10 percent for these past two months (depending your index of choice), this January and February have been one of the worst starts to a year in decades. All indicators point to a period of continued volatility—unfortunately not caused by the markets rebounding.

Financial Advisors Who Stumble Upon A Niche Wind Up Big Winners

From Investors
Added on March 2016 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Finding the right niche market — comprised of potential clients who share certain distinct characteristics — usually requires thorough analysis and detailed customer profiling. You want to determine where to look to uncover a rich cluster of prospects that you’re ideally suited to serve

Next-Gen Panelists Talk About How They Became Advisors

From Think Advisor
Added on March 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: At the TD Ameritrade National LINC conference in Orlando, a panel of financial planning students, veteran advisors and career changers convened on Thursday to discuss ways the industry can attract younger advisors to the business.

Recruiting Season Is in Full Swing

From Investment Advisor
Added on March 2016 in Join an RIA
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Summary: Spring is almost upon us, and though there are plenty of important tax issues for us to be thinking about, I would much rather talk about another major part of the season for us at my firm — recruiting!

Fiduciary Debate 2016: A Watershed Year

From Investment Advisor
Added on March 2016 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: January paper released by the Institute for the Fiduciary Standard detailed regulatory and fiduciary issues on the table in 2016: the Department of Labor's fiduciary rules for IRA advisors; the Securities and Exchange Commission's fiduciary standard for brokers; the CFP Board's announced review of its best interest standard for financial planners; and the Institute's own “Best Practices for Fiduciary Financial

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