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Don't Wait for New Rules to Get a Succession Plan

From Financial Planning
Added on May 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: State and federal examiners increasingly expect advisors to have a business continuity and succession plan in place, even if they aren't bound by a specific rule mandating a formal policy.

SEC Releases Cybersecurity Guidance for RIAs

From Think Advisor
Added on May 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management has released cybersecurity guidance to help advisors and funds address their cyber risks.

Ketchum tells lawmakers CARDS is on hold, not dead

From InvestmentNews
Added on May 2015 in Form an RIA
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Summary: Finra chairman and chief executive Richard Ketchum told lawmakers on Friday that its controversial massive data-collection program is on hold while the regulator studies whether it would make brokerage information vulnerable to hackers. The CEO, however, did not suggest the proposal is dead.

Study: 33% of Americans have no financial plan

From CNBC
Added on April 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Some 58 percent of Americans believe their financial-planning efforts need improvement, but 34 percent of us have done nothing to plan for our financial futures, according to a newly released study by Northwestern Mutual.

5 Things That Nail A Deal

From Linkedin
Added on April 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: As the leading independent lender to financial advisors, we have seen our fair share of deals. Some go right—and others go very, very wrong. From surprise last-minute changes to bumps within the seller transition, there really is no guarantee when it comes to selling or buying a book of business.

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