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35 Great Schools for Financial Planning

From Financial Planning
Added on August 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: If you want to find the next generation of talented advisors, you may need to know which schools are educating them.

How Mature Is Your Firm's Social Media Strategy?

From Think Advisor
Added on August 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Hearsay Social says many financial services firms need to grow up, in a matter of speaking, to boost their business impact via Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Early Wednesday, it launched a benchmarking tool that can be used to guide firms to make such improvements: the Social Business Maturity Model.

We Only Win When Our Clients Win

From wealthmanagement.com
Added on August 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Recently, the independent advisory world has been abuzz with the news of Curian Capital’s unexpected decision to close shop. In my 30 years in financial services, I have never seen such an abrupt decision to stop serving clients.

5 Myths and Realities of Becoming an Independent RIA

From TD Ameritrade Institutional
Added on August 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: While becoming a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is an excellent way to deliver a differentiated experience to your clients, and potentially accelerate the growth of your business—building assets in your own firm and creating enterprise value from day one, it is also a big step.

Why Flat Organizations Fail

From Financial Advisor Magazine
Added on August 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: Most people prefer the view from a mountain—not a flat plain. In fact, the only people who like the view of a plain are the people on top of the mountain. By the same reasoning, not everything is equal in a company, nor should it be. Entrepreneurs sometimes treat employees like children. They feel this sense of responsibility for all of them and the desire to treat all of them as equal.

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