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Advisors Leaning More on Product Providers' Mobile Sites

From Think Advisor
Added on April 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: Financial advisors increasingly rely on product providers’ websites and Web support in managing their practices, but still encounter too many sites that are hard to navigate, have outdated content or content that is too generic or promotional, according to a recent report from Practical Perspectives, an independent consultant.

State regulators to require continuity plans

From InvestmentNews
Added on April 2015 in Plan for the Future
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Summary: State securities regulators have advanced a model rule outlining policies investment advisers should have in place to respond to natural disasters or the death or incapacitation of an executive.

IRIS Featured Contributor: Kelli Cruz

From IRIS
Added on April 2015 in Thought Leadership
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Summary: We find top performing firms have a disciplined approach to strategic planning that includes investing in technology that allows them to innovate and evolve their client service delivery as well as a human capital plan that can succeed beyond the first generation of own. 

How To Sell Your Company Without A Buyer

From TechCrunch
Added on April 2015 in M&A Issues
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Summary: Conventional wisdom is that startups are bought, not sold. The logic follows that no matter how much an entrepreneur wants to sell a company, there needs to be an eager buyer and no amount of seller desire can manufacture one. Some people interpret this wisdom to mean that they should spend no time getting to know buyers and when a large company is ready to buy their startup, they’ll come knocking.

Finding New Revenue: Identifying Your Niche

From IRIS
Added on April 2015 in Manage Your Practice
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Summary: “Identify your niche and dominate it. And when I say dominate, I just mean work harder than anyone else could possibly work at it”, Nate Parker. This quote sums up the essence of having a niche focus for financial advisors. If you know your market, and you stick to your focused market and you talk to them, learn about them and serve their needs, you will be the first one associated with serving the market. 

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