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.
From Financial Advisor Magazine
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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.
From Financial Advisor IQ
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Summary: Most financial advisors target high-net-worth clients. It is, after all, where the money is. But some advisors find that helping clients with less money can return benefits to them — both in strengthening ties to the next generation and in giving back to the community. The challenge, say advisors, is integrating such clients into existing practices in efficient and affordable ways.
From wealthmanagement.com
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Summary: According to new data from Corporate Insight, online financial advisors increased their total assets under management by 11 percent in the first six months of 2015 to a total of $21 billion, even as markets remained relatively flat. Assets are up 34 percent since July 2014.
From Financial Planning
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Summary: By and large, the people you encounter as a financial advisor want to be heard and understood. If you spend the majority of your time showing interest in them—their goals, their interests and their concerns—you will quickly start building the trust, loyalty and goodwill that is essential to landing clients and keeping them with you for decades